Temples

The town is famous for its number of temples.

Some of its temples are:

Name of temple	Address in Manasa	Image
Shri Badrivishal Mandir	Ghandhi Chock	Top view of the Badrivishal Mandir
Sai Mandir	Police Colony	Sai Temple, Manasa
Shiv Mandir	Dwarikapuri	A street view image showing the front building of Shiv Mandir which is in Dwarikapuri

Mosques

The town has two major mosques:

• Bohra Mazid
• Muslim mosque

Soil

The soils in the Manasa Tehsil are generally of four types: medium deep black cotton soil, red loamy soil, laterite soil and alluvial soil. Black cotton soil is derived from weathering and disintegration of basaltic lava flow. Most of the district is covered by medium deep black soil. Red loamy soil consists of sandy loam to clayey loam and is brick in colour. This soil is derived from Vindhyan sandstone and shale and occurring in the valley portion on the plateau and adjacent to hill composed of Vindhyan sandstone. This type of soil covers a northern part of the district. Laterite soil dark brown to pink coloured lateritic soil is found as capping over hillocks of basaltic terrain. Alluvial soils are grayish yellow to brownish yellow in colour and are found along the major rivers.

Nature and surroundings

Outer parts of the town are surrounded with large agricultural farmlands.

Bus transport

Bus station at Manasa

Major routes of buses from Manasa:

• Manasa - Kukdeshwar - Rampura - Ghandhi Sagar (Chambal) - Rawatbhata - Kota - Bundi
• Manasa - Kukdeshwar - Rampura - Ghandhi Sagar(Chambal) - Bhanpura - Kota
• Manasa - Piplia - Mandsaur - Ratlam-Ujjain
• Manasa - Sawankund - Savan - Girdauda - Neemuch
• Manasa - Dhakani - Kacholi

Railways

The railway network is not currently established in Manasa. One can go to Neemuch or Piplia to get a train.

Nearest station

The nearest railway station is at Neemuch. (distance - 30 km)

Railway station of Neemuch, front building

Festivals

All national festivals such as Teej, RangTeras, Raksha Bandhan, Krishna Janmashtami, Navratri, Durga puja, Dussehra, Ganesh Utsav, Deepavali, Ramzan, Gudi Padwa, Bhaidooj and others like Nagpanchmi are celebrated here.

Localities

• Court Area covers the area near the Local Judiciary Court of Manasa.
• Purana Manasa was the first civilization in Manasa. The town started its expansions from here. Long ago, it was the only part where people lived.
• Bada Bagela was named after a big Bohra mosque, Bohra Mazjid, which exists slightly in the center of this area. Bada Bagela consists of four streets of Manasa and seven other narrow streets known as Galis are in it.
• Ghandhi Chock was named after a famous little stage in Manasa known as Ghandhi Chock. The area starts right from the stage and ends at the historic temple of Badrivishal. The area does have a large territory road in it known as Sadar Bazar Road.
• Junasath is probably the longest spread out area as it covers the region over a long road known as Junasath Marg. It is a famous Momidian area which contains many tailoring stores.
• Usha Ganj Colony is one of the cleanest & lavish area in Manasa. A big garden is also situated in its center. The colony is well sanitized and clean. The roads are wide and provide ease to every resident.
• Maheshvaram Vihar Colony
• Gayatri Nagar A spiritual colony where situated a Temple called Gayatri Shakti Peeth.
• Govind Colony
• Ambedkar Colony
• Akshat Nagar
• Ma Vihar Colony
• Vivekanand Colony
• Anand Vihar Colony
• Noori Colony
• Wonder City
• Ishawar Nagar

Mohollas

• Ghati Moholla is covered on the topmost surface area of Manasa and hence was named as Ghati which means High surface or slanting areas.
• Dhobhi Moholla is famous for a number of cloth washers who have their business and houses there. It was named after Dhobhi as it means "washerman".

Commercial areas

• Kapda Bazar - A clothing market is present in Manasa. The cloth market is concentrated in a long narrow street, known as the Kapda Bazaar Road. With a number or clothing stores, some jewelry stores are also found there.
• Sadar Bazar - This is a combination of a steady market as well as houses of middle-class families. The market starts right from the great temple of Shri Badrivishal and extends well up to the memorable monument – "Vijay Sthamba." The road here is wide and provides almost everything that a person needs in day-to-day life. Things that can be found here are medical stores, clothing stores, groceries, electronics and electricals, stationery products, fast food and sweets, seeds and fertilizers, chilies and species, paan vendors, fruits and vegetables.
• Chopadgatta - numerous sweets shops have enjoyed business in Manasa at Chopadgataa which is referred to as "the heart of town" where one finds food items to enjoy after dinner, like gajak, gulab jamoon, rabri, and hot boiled milk.
• The Bus Stand Market is situated on the wide Bus Stand Road which is a major road of the town. It is a large commercial place where stores and shops of different products can be found. Sweets, clothes, shoes, electronics and groceries can be found in this market. The location of the bus station of Manasa here provides this area a good economy and transportation.
• Krashi Upaj Mandi