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Manapur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Maharashtra.
The principal temple recorded for Ramtek mandal is Kamtheshwar Mahadev Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Manapur itself.
By population, Manapur ranks #45 of 154 villages in Ramtek mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Manapur is a village of 928 people in 207 households (Census 2011) in Ramtek taluka, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, the 45th-largest of 154 villages in Ramtek taluka. Literacy is 70%, about the same as the taluka average of 70% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 441106, served by Ramtek post office; the LGD village code is 535575. The village votes in Ramtek assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashish Jaiswal. The population is estimated at 1,690 in 2026, up 82% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Manapur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manapur · this village | 928 | 70% | — |
| Bhojapur · Ramtek | 752 | 73% | — |
| Kawalapur · Ramtek | 105 | 80% | — |
| Dudhala (R) · Ramtek | 8 | 50% | — |
| Kelapur (R) · Ramtek | 0 | — | — |
| Shivani (Rithi) · Ramtek | 0 | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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