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About Mananu Village

Mananu is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 145 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mananu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mananu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 134.81 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 145
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mananu compares

By the 2011 count Mananu is the 45th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 134.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mananu

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

Mananu lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Mananu
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 27 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 41 km

Villages closest to Mananu

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 Mananu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mananu village had a population of 287. That makes it the 45th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Mananu village has 145 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mananu has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mananu is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mananu covers 134.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mananu is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Mananu.

Mananu is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mananu is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Nihri is about 27 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mana (under 2 km), Galiog (under 2 km) and Sarcha (2.0 km).

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

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