Official Name: | Manjhand Taluko |
Manjhand | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 25.9083°N 68.2358°W |
Pushpin Map: | Sindh#Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Pakistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Division |
Subdivision Name2: | Hyderabad |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Jamshoro |
Population Total: | 140,766 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2303 |
Population Density Km2: | 61.12 |
Timezone1: | PST |
Utc Offset1: | +5 |
Manjhand (Sindhi:) is a town in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Manjhand town has the status of Taluka of Jamshoro District and town committee.[2] The Manjhand railway station is close to Manjhand town.[3]
According to the 2017 Pakistani census results, Manjhand had a population of 140,766, of which 73,297 were males, 67,464 were females & 5 represented the Transgender population. The rural population was 84.94% & urban population was 15.05%.[4]
According to the final results of the 2017 Pakistani census, 96.15% of the population spoke Sindhi, 1.86% Pashto, 1.01% Balochi and 0.28% Seraiki as their first language. Other languages, including Kashmiri, Hindko, Urdu, Punjabi and Brahui, made up 0.7% of the population.[5]
The majority religion is Islam, with 97.01% of the population. Hinduism is practised by 2.89%, while other faiths are practised by 0.1% of the population.[6]
Manjhand is home to Gobindram Darbar, a religious site, locally known as the Shiva Temple.[7]