Coordinates: 25°54′30″N 68°14′09″E / 25.90833°N 68.23583°E / 25.90833; 68.23583

Manjhand

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Manjhand
مانجهند
Town
Manjhand Taluko
Manjhand is located in Sindh
Manjhand
Manjhand
Manjhand is located in Pakistan
Manjhand
Manjhand
Coordinates: 25°54′30″N 68°14′09″E / 25.90833°N 68.23583°E / 25.90833; 68.23583
Country Pakistan
Province Sindh
DivisionHyderabad
DistrictJamshoro
Area
 • Total2,303 km2 (889 sq mi)
Population
 • Total140,766
 • Density61.12/km2 (158.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Manjhand (Sindhi:مانجهند‎) 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]

Demographics

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]

Language

  Sindhi (96.15%)
  Pashto (1.86%)
  Balochi (1.01%)
  Seraiki (0.28%)
  Others (0.7%)

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]

Religion

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]

Religious attraction

Manjhand is home to Gobindram Darbar, a religious site, locally known as the Shiva Temple.[7]

List of Dehs

References

  1. ^ Census of Pakistan 2017 (PDF).
  2. ^ Provincial Census Report Sindh (PDF). 2017.
  3. ^ "Memories of Manjhand". 15 September 2013.
  4. ^ Urban Rural - 2017 Pakistani Census (PDF).
  5. ^ Population by mother tongue - Census of Pakistan 2017 (PDF).
  6. ^ Population by religion - Census of Pakistan 2017 (PDF).
  7. ^ Kingrani, Aziz. The Hindu Temple or Derbaar Manjhand, Sindh, Pakistan.
  8. ^ List of Dehs in Sindh (PDF).