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About Manjira Village

Manjira is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 379 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manjira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manjira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 788.24 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 379
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manjira compares

By the 2011 count Manjira is the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 788.24 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Manjira

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

Manjira lies about 37 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 32 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 Manjira
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 29 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 37 km

Villages closest to Manjira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manjira village had a population of 769. That makes it the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Manjira village has 379 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manjira has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Manjira is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manjira covers 788.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manjira falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manjira is Lohardaga, about 32 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 Manjira.

Manjira is about 37 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manjira is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 3.6 km away. Lohārdagā is about 29 km away. Lohardaga is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chappatoli (under 2 km), Rehe (1.9 km) and Mundar (2.7 km).

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

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