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About Manthala Village

Manthala is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 308 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manthala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manthala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 106.8 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 308
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manthala compares

By the 2011 count Manthala is the 32nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 106.8 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Manthala

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

Manthala lies about 46 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 50 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 Manthala
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 22 km
Nearest town Chamba 41 km
District headquarters Doda 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 50 km

Villages closest to Manthala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manthala village had a population of 626. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Manthala village has 308 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manthala has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Manthala is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manthala covers 106.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manthala falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Manthala is Kathua, about 50 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 Manthala.

Manthala is about 46 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manthala is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 41 km away. Doda is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gatha (1.7 km), Thalanga (11 km) and Thanala (15 km).

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

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