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About Manki Village

Manki is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 259 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491445
Area (hectares) 217.51 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 259
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manki compares

By the 2011 count Manki is the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 217.51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

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 10+ 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 16 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 10 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
Nearest railway station Musra 10 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 16 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 20 km

Villages closest to Manki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 537. That makes it the 121st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Manki village has 259 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manki has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Manki is 491445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manki covers 217.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manki falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manki is Musra, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Manki.

Manki is about 16 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manki is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 10 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 16 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purena (1.8 km), Keshli (1.9 km) and Sahaspur (3.6 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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