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MANA
Mana is village seven miles east of Murtizapur and is situated on the left bank of the river Uma. It is a railway station on the Bombay-Nagpur broad gauge line of the Central Railway. It has a population of 5477 according to the Census of 1971. It has a post office. The primary school and the Janapada High School, conducted by the Zilla Parishad cater to the educational needs of the people. The river and wells form the main source of water supply. The medical facilities are provided by an ayurvedic dispensary conducted by the Zilia Parishd. The weekly market is held in this village on every Wednesday and Saturday.
The old Gazetteer published in 1910 has given the following information about this Village. 'Mana was formerly the head-quarter of a pargana and has a fort belonging to Government. A new jama masjid is just being built and promises to be quite a fine building; the karigil, architect, is from Kathiavad, The site is now littered with stones which must have, come from a fine Hemudpanti temple; but they belonged to the old masjid and will be included in the new one. An inam for it dates from the. time of Alamgir (Aurangzeb). A number of small but well-finished Muhammadan tombs lie near the village.
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