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About Manjhakhal Village

Manjhakhal is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 161 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjhakhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjhakhal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 41.9 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 161
Female Population 157
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 Manjhakhal compares

By the 2011 count Manjhakhal is the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 41.9 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Manjhakhal

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

Manjhakhal lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Manjhakhal
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 5.2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 33 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 48 km

Villages closest to Manjhakhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjhakhal village had a population of 318. That makes it the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Manjhakhal village has 161 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjhakhal has about 975 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Manjhakhal is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjhakhal covers 41.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manjhakhal falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manjhakhal is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Manjhakhal.

Manjhakhal is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjhakhal is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 5.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lashi (under 2 km), Tungadhar (under 2 km) and Janjehli (1.9 km).

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

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