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About Manigam Village

Manigam is a mid sized village in Devsar tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,486, made up of 759 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.8 hectares hectares.

Manigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manigam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kulgam
Tehsil Devsar
Area (hectares) 140.8 hectares
Population 1,486
Male Population 759
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manigam compares

By the 2011 count Manigam is the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 140.8 hectares work out to about 11 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 944.

Getting to Manigam

Manigam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manigam as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Manigam from other places

Manigam lies about 28 km from Kulgam. 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 Manigam
Nearest town Anantnag 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Devsar 25 km
District headquarters Kulgam 28 km

Villages closest to Manigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manigam village had a population of 1,486. That makes it the 7th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Manigam village has 759 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manigam has about 958 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 944.

Manigam covers 140.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manigam falls under Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Manigam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manigam.

Manigam is about 28 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manigam is in Devsar tehsil of Kulgam district. Anantnag is about 12 km away. Devsar is about 25 km away. Kulgam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanji Pora (17 km), Mangal Pora (17 km) and Nawa Pora (17 km).

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

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