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About Manki Village

Manki is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 545, made up of 273 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 545
Male Population 273
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manki compares

By the 2011 count Manki is the 133rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

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 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 Manki from other places

Manki lies about 90 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 59 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 Saraipali 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 59 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 90 km

Villages closest to Manki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 545. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Manki village has 273 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manki has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Manki is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manki covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manki falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manki is Komakhan railway station, about 59 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 Manki.

Manki is about 90 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manki is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 9.5 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 59 km away. Mahasamund is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antarla (2.3 km), Badepandhi (3.0 km) and Pandapara (3.1 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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