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About Manhara Village

Manhara is a mid sized village in Hanumannagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 451 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 846009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Hanumannagar
Pincode 846009
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 451
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manhara compares

By the 2011 count Manhara is the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Manhara

Manhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manhara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manhara from other places

Manhara lies about 109 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Manhara
Nearest railway station Kuwarchintawa 6.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanumannagar 17 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 109 km

Villages closest to Manhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanumannagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Manhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhara village had a population of 824. That makes it the 46th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,429 residents.

Manhara village has 451 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhara has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Manhara is 846009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manhara covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manhara falls under Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manhara is Kuwarchintawa, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manhara.

Manhara is about 109 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manhara is in Hanumannagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Kuwarchintawa is about 6.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 16 km away. Hanumannagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur Gorhiari (under 2 km), Ratanpura (4.1 km) and Araila (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manhara today is likely to be higher.

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