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About Manah Village

Manah is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 203 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 133.65 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 203
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Manah compares

By the 2011 count Manah is the 20th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 133.65 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Manah

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

Manah lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Manah
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Manah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manah village had a population of 394. That makes it the 20th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Manah village has 203 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manah has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Manah is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manah covers 133.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manah falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manah is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Manah.

Manah is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manah is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Nihri is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangarh (under 2 km), Bari (1.7 km) and Banthal (1.8 km).

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

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