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About Manja Village

Manja is a mid sized village in Lakhanpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 714 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manja village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Lakhanpur
Pincode 497116
Area (hectares) 948.34 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 714
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manja compares

By the 2011 count Manja is the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 948.34 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Manja

Manja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manja as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lipangi, Losanga, Losangi and Majhgawan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Manja

As per the Census of India 2011, Manja village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 31st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Manja village has 714 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manja has about 989 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Manja is 497116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manja covers 948.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manja falls under Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Manja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manja.

Manja is in Lakhanpur tehsil of Surguja district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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