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About Manar Village

Manar is a small village in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 128 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur Sadar
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 128
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manar compares

By the 2011 count Manar is the 78th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 388 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Manar

Manar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manar as Available within village. 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 Manar from other places

Manar lies about 31 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Akaltara, about 18 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 Manar
Nearest railway station Akaltara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur Sadar 31 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Manar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur Sadar 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 Manar

As per the Census of India 2011, Manar village had a population of 249. That makes it the 78th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 388 residents.

Manar village has 128 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Manar is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manar covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manar falls under Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manar is Akaltara, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manar.

Manar is about 31 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manar is in Bilaspur Sadar tehsil of Bilaspur district. Akaltara is about 18 km away. Bilaspur Sadar is about 31 km away. Bilaspur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandwar (4.5 km), Nauni (8.2 km) and Lunu Kanaita (11 km).

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

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