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About Manju Village

Manju is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 114 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manju village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 114
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Manju compares

By the 2011 count Manju is the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Manju

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

Manju lies about 20 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 Manju
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Manju

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Manju

As per the Census of India 2011, Manju village had a population of 214. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Manju village has 114 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manju has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Manju is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manju covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manju falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Manju notes the nearest railway station 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 Manju.

Manju is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manju is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuni (5.2 km), Kanjail (5.5 km) and Manjaila (5.5 km).

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

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