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About Manjdhar Village

Manjdhar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 121 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjdhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 155.43 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 121
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manjdhar compares

By the 2011 count Manjdhar is the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 155.43 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Manjdhar

Manjdhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manjdhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Manjdhar from other places

Manjdhar lies about 34 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 Manjdhar
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 34 km

Villages closest to Manjdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjdhar village had a population of 257. That makes it the 51st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Manjdhar village has 121 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjdhar has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Manjdhar is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjdhar covers 155.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manjdhar falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manjdhar is Nurpur Road, about 13 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manjdhar.

Manjdhar is about 34 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjdhar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 13 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Dalhousie is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bugdhar (under 2 km), Dhar (under 2 km) and Dhar Kolian (under 2 km).

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

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