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About Manatu Village

Manatu is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 308 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 829203
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 308
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manatu compares

By the 2011 count Manatu is the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Manatu

Manatu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manatu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manatu from other places

Manatu lies about 36 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Barkichampi, about 5.7 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 Manatu
Nearest railway station Barkichampi 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 14 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km
District headquarters Latehar 36 km

Villages closest to Manatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manatu village had a population of 618. That makes it the 50th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Manatu village has 308 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manatu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Manatu is 829203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manatu covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manatu falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manatu is Barkichampi, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manatu.

Manatu is about 36 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manatu is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Barkichampi is about 5.7 km away. Chandwa is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladhup (2.6 km), Senha (3.1 km) and Pirdag (3.2 km).

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

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