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About Mani Village

Mani is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 440 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175106
Area (hectares) 265.61 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 440
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mani compares

By the 2011 count Mani is the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 265.61 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 997.

Getting to Mani

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

Mani lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Mani
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 1.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 56 km

Villages closest to Mani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Mani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mani village had a population of 869. That makes it the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Mani village has 440 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mani has about 975 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Mani is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mani covers 265.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mani falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mani is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Mani.

Mani is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mani is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 1.5 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Chunji Chalahar (under 2 km), Bali Chowki (under 2 km) and Rahi (1.6 km).

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

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