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About Mankani Village

Mankani is one of the larger villages in Sankheda tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,386, made up of 4,324 males and 4,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2375.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankani village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Sankheda
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 2375.41 hectares
Population 8,386
Male Population 4,324
Female Population 4,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mankani compares

By the 2011 count Mankani is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 984 residents. Its 2375.41 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 933.

Getting to Mankani

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

How far is Mankani from other places

Mankani lies about 48 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Jojwa, about 4.2 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 Mankani
Nearest railway station Jojwa 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankheda 11 km
Nearest town Dabhoi 25 km
District headquarters Vadodara 48 km

Villages closest to Mankani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankani village had a population of 8,386. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 984 residents.

Mankani village has 4,324 males and 4,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankani has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mankani is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankani covers 2375.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mankani falls under Sankheda tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Mankani is Jojwa, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mankani is about 48 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankani is in Sankheda tehsil of Vadodara district. Jojwa is about 4.2 km away. Sankheda is about 11 km away. Dabhoi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodeli (7.1 km), Chorangla (7.5 km) and Chhuchhapura (7.7 km).

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

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