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About Manal Village

Manal is a small village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 174 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nohra
Pincode 173104
Area (hectares) 297.82 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 174
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manal compares

By the 2011 count Manal is the 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 297.82 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Manal

Manal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manal from other places

Manal lies about 52 km from Sirmaur. 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 Manal
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nohra 26 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 52 km

Villages closest to Manal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manal village had a population of 345. That makes it the 26th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Manal village has 174 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manal has about 983 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Manal is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manal covers 297.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manal falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manal.

Manal is about 52 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manal is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Nohra is about 26 km away. Sirmaur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Churdhar (under 2 km), Kheri Bunal (under 2 km) and Bhog Batewari (3.5 km).

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

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