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About Manala Village

Manala is a mid sized village in Kaprada tehsil, in the district of Valsad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 454 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 396065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manala village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Valsad
Tehsil Kaprada
Pincode 396065
Area (hectares) 416.6 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 454
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Manala compares

By the 2011 count Manala is the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 416.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Manala

Manala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manala 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 Manala from other places

Manala lies about 26 km from Valsad, and the nearest railway station is Bagwada, about 18 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 Manala
Tehsil headquarters Kaprada 16 km
Nearest town Dharampur 16 km
Nearest railway station Bagwada 18 km
District headquarters Valsad 26 km

Villages closest to Manala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manala village had a population of 889. That makes it the 104th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Manala village has 454 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manala has about 958 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Manala is 396065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manala covers 416.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manala falls under Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Manala is Bagwada, about 18 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 Manala.

Manala is about 26 km from Valsad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manala is in Kaprada tehsil of Valsad district. Kaprada is about 16 km away. Dharampur is about 16 km away. Bagwada is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambheti (7.7 km), Mandva (12 km) and Narvad (15 km).

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

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