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About Manzgam Village

Manzgam is one of the larger villages in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,238, made up of 2,674 males and 2,564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manzgam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manzgam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode 193303
Area (hectares) 602.2 hectares
Population 5,238
Male Population 2,674
Female Population 2,564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manzgam compares

By the 2011 count Manzgam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 602.2 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Manzgam

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

Manzgam lies about 15 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 27 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 Manzgam
Tehsil headquarters Damhal Hanjipora 15 km
District headquarters Kulgam 15 km
Nearest railway station Sadura 27 km

Villages closest to Manzgam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Manzgam

As per the Census of India 2011, Manzgam village had a population of 5,238. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Manzgam village has 2,674 males and 2,564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manzgam has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Manzgam is 193303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manzgam covers 602.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manzgam falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Manzgam is Sadura, about 27 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 Manzgam.

Manzgam is about 15 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manzgam is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Damhal Hanjipora is about 15 km away. Kulgam is about 15 km away. Sadura is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halan (1.8 km), Rewtan (2.4 km) and Asnur (2.6 km).

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

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