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About Manjhwa Village

Manjhwa is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,205 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 170.83 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manjhwa compares

By the 2011 count Manjhwa is the 41st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 170.83 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Manjhwa

Manjhwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manjhwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manjhwa from other places

Manjhwa lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 11 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 Manjhwa
Nearest town Bangaon 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Manjhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Manjhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjhwa village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 41st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Manjhwa village has 1,205 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjhwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Manjhwa is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjhwa covers 170.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manjhwa falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manjhwa is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manjhwa.

Manjhwa is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjhwa is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 9.7 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 11 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Baghwa (under 2 km) and Tilanthi (under 2 km).

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

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