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About Manjhicherra Village

Manjhicherra is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 373 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjhicherra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjhicherra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 494331
Area (hectares) 207.51 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 373
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manjhicherra compares

By the 2011 count Manjhicherra is the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 207.51 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Manjhicherra

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

How far is Manjhicherra from other places

Manjhicherra lies about 99 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 55 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 Manjhicherra
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 8.4 km
Nearest town Kānker 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 55 km
District headquarters Bastar 99 km

Villages closest to Manjhicherra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keskal 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 Manjhicherra

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjhicherra village had a population of 773. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Manjhicherra village has 373 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjhicherra has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Manjhicherra is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjhicherra covers 207.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manjhicherra falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manjhicherra is Antagarh, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Manjhicherra.

Manjhicherra is about 99 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjhicherra is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 8.4 km away. Kānker is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pradhancherra (1.7 km), Sidhawand (2.1 km) and Halia (2.2 km).

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

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