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About Manjhar Village

Manjhar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 75 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 29.19 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 75
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 86th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 29.19 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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 48 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 66 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 Nihri 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 48 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 66 km

Villages closest to Manjhar

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 Manjhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjhar village had a population of 160. That makes it the 86th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Manjhar village has 75 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjhar has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Manjhar covers 29.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Manjhar is Shimla, about 66 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 48 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjhar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 33 km away. Mandi is about 48 km away. Shimla is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhayal Dogri (3.0 km), Kutalu (10 km) and Chhamanda (15 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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