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About Manha Village

Manha is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 119 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 119
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Manha compares

By the 2011 count Manha is the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Manha

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

Manha lies about 29 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 6.8 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 Manha
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Demu 6.8 km
Nearest town Lātehār 12 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 29 km

Villages closest to Manha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manha village had a population of 226. That makes it the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Manha village has 119 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Manha is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manha covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manha falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manha is Demu, about 6.8 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 Manha.

Manha is about 29 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manha is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Peshrar is about 5.9 km away. Demu is about 6.8 km away. Lātehār is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partu (under 2 km), Kotsa (under 2 km) and Murmu (1.7 km).

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

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