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About Manan Village

Manan is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 30 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 44.34 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 30
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manan compares

By the 2011 count Manan is the 149th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 44.34 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Manan

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

Manan lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Manan
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Manan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manan village had a population of 57. That makes it the 149th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Manan village has 30 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Manan is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manan covers 44.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manan falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Manan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manan.

Manan is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bai (under 2 km), Shanad (under 2 km) and Kirti (under 2 km).

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

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