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About Manla Village

Manla is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 22 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 22
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manla compares

By the 2011 count Manla is the 227th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Manla

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

Manla lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 3.1 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 Manla
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 3.1 km
Nearest town Shimla 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 16 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Manla

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 Manla

As per the Census of India 2011, Manla village had a population of 47. That makes it the 227th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Manla village has 22 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manla has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Manla is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manla covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Manla is Summer Hill, about 3.1 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 Manla.

Manla is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manla is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 3.1 km away. Shimla is about 4.4 km away. Arki is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunar Brahmana (under 2 km), Chunar Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Jaghun (under 2 km).

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

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