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About Manhu Village

Manhu is a mid sized village in Khunti tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 286 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Khunti
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 286
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manhu compares

By the 2011 count Manhu is the 54th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Manhu

Manhu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Manhu as Available within 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 Manhu from other places

Manhu lies about 6.8 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 8.7 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 Manhu
Tehsil headquarters Khunti 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 8.7 km

Villages closest to Manhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhu village had a population of 591. That makes it the 54th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Manhu village has 286 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhu has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Manhu is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manhu covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manhu falls under Khunti tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manhu is Bingaon, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance for Manhu.

Manhu is about 6.8 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manhu is in Khunti tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 6.8 km away. Bingaon is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siladon (1.7 km), Khijuri (2.0 km) and Dunardaga (2.1 km).

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

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