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About Man Village

Man is a mid sized village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 572 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Man Overview

Census 2011 figures for Man village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 572
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Man compares

By the 2011 count Man is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Man

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

Man lies about 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about under 2 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 Man
Nearest railway station Sonwara under 2 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.3 km
District headquarters Solan 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 29 km

Villages closest to Man

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Man village had a population of 1,142. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Man village has 572 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Man has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Man is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Man covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Man falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Man is Sonwara, about under 2 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 Man.

Man is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Man is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about under 2 km away. Kālka is about 8.3 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nanun (4.9 km), Deora (7.3 km) and Kallar (7.6 km).

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

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