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About Manjla Dhanotu Village

Manjla Dhanotu is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 26 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjla Dhanotu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjla Dhanotu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 18.34 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 26
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
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 Manjla Dhanotu compares

By the 2011 count Manjla Dhanotu is the 136th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 18.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Manjla Dhanotu

Manjla Dhanotu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manjla Dhanotu 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 Manjla Dhanotu from other places

Manjla Dhanotu lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Manjla Dhanotu
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 9.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 12 km

Villages closest to Manjla Dhanotu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Manjla Dhanotu

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjla Dhanotu village had a population of 58. That makes it the 136th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Manjla Dhanotu village has 26 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjla Dhanotu has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Manjla Dhanotu is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjla Dhanotu covers 18.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manjla Dhanotu falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manjla Dhanotu is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Manjla Dhanotu.

Manjla Dhanotu is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjla Dhanotu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 4.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 9.5 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanotu Khas (under 2 km), Upperla Dhanotu (under 2 km) and Rait (under 2 km).

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

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