About Manz Gam Village

Manz Gam is a mid sized village in Handwara tehsil, in the district of Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 984 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manz Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manz Gam village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Tehsil	Handwara
Pincode	193224
Area (hectares)	131.5 hectares
Population	1,871
Male Population	984
Female Population	887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Manz Gam compares

By the 2011 count Manz Gam is the 41st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents. Its 131.5 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Manz Gam

Manz Gam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manz Gam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Manz Gam from other places

Manz Gam lies about 17 km from Kupwara, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 40 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 Manz Gam
District headquarters	Kupwara	17 km
Nearest town	Kopawor	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handwara	20 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	40 km

Villages closest to Manz Gam

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

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Common questions about Manz Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Manz Gam village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 41st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,314 residents.

Manz Gam village has 984 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manz Gam has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Manz Gam is 193224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manz Gam covers 131.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manz Gam falls under Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Manz Gam is Baramula, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manz Gam.

Manz Gam is about 17 km from Kupwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manz Gam is in Handwara tehsil of Kupwara district. Kupwara is about 17 km away. Kopawor is about 17 km away. Handwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.