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About Manjhar Village

Manjhar is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 65 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 16.56 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 65
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manjhar compares

By the 2011 count Manjhar is the 126th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 16.56 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Manjhar

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

Manjhar lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.2 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 Manjhar
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 6.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Manjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjhar village had a population of 131. That makes it the 126th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Manjhar village has 65 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjhar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Manjhar is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjhar covers 16.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manjhar falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manjhar is Jawanwala Shahr, about 6.2 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 Manjhar.

Manjhar is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjhar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 2.4 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 6.2 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthara (under 2 km), Ban Charahti (under 2 km) and Hara (under 2 km).

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

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