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About Manuta Village

Manuta is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 416 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manuta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 224.63 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 416
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manuta compares

By the 2011 count Manuta is the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 224.63 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, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Manuta

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

Manuta lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 19 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 Manuta
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Talara 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km

Villages closest to Manuta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manuta village had a population of 796. That makes it the 18th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Manuta village has 416 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manuta has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Manuta is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manuta covers 224.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manuta falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manuta is Talara, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manuta.

Manuta is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manuta is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 7.6 km away. Talara is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binna (under 2 km), Kasba Dhulara (1.6 km) and Rupaina (1.7 km).

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

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