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About Manal Village

Manal is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,808, made up of 961 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, 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 Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 555 hectares
Population 1,808
Male Population 961
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 555 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

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 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Manal
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 9.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Manal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 1,808. That makes it the 5th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Manal village has 961 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manal has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Manal is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manal covers 555 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Manal is Dehradun, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manal.

Manal is about 29 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 Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 9.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiana (6.4 km), Kando Bhatnaul (7.2 km) and Ashyari (7.4 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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