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About Manki Village

Manki is a large village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,305, made up of 1,157 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 345.12 hectares
Population 2,305
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manki compares

By the 2011 count Manki is the 13th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 345.12 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Manki

Manki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manki as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Manki from other places

Manki lies about 64 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 43 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 Manki
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 12 km
Nearest town Mungeli 30 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 43 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 64 km

Villages closest to Manki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manki village had a population of 2,305. That makes it the 13th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Manki village has 1,157 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manki has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Manki is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manki covers 345.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manki falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manki is Salkaroad, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Manki.

Manki is about 64 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manki is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 12 km away. Mungeli is about 30 km away. Salkaroad is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuhanar (under 2 km), Tilakpur (2.2 km) and Kutelatola (2.5 km).

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

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