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About Manda Village

Manda is a mid sized village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 528 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181201
Area (hectares) 315.7 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 528
Female Population 518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manda compares

By the 2011 count Manda is the 75th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 315.7 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Manda

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

Manda lies about 8.1 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 8.6 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 Manda
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 8.1 km
District headquarters Jammu 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Jammu Tawi 8.6 km

Villages closest to Manda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manda village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 75th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Manda village has 528 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manda has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Manda is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manda covers 315.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manda falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Manda is Jammu Tawi, about 8.6 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 Manda.

Manda is about 8.1 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manda is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 6.8 km away. Akhnoor is about 8.1 km away. Jammu is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Skandar (1.6 km), Khunda (2.8 km) and Chak Sher (3.6 km).

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

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