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About Manhal Village

Manhal is a large village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,249, made up of 1,171 males and 1,078 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 354.5 hectares
Population 2,249
Male Population 1,171
Female Population 1,078
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manhal compares

By the 2011 count Manhal is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 354.5 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Manhal

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

Manhal lies about 21 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 62 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 Manhal
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 2.3 km
District headquarters Rajouri 21 km
Nearest town Rajaori 22 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 62 km

Villages closest to Manhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhal village had a population of 2,249. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Manhal village has 1,171 males and 1,078 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhal has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Manhal is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manhal covers 354.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manhal falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Manhal is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 62 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manhal.

Manhal is about 21 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manhal is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 2.3 km away. Rajouri is about 21 km away. Rajaori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kals (under 2 km), Azmat Abad (under 2 km) and Panghai (1.7 km).

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

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