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About Manhara Village

Manhara is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 445 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 226.22 hectares
Population 888
Male Population 445
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Manhara compares

By the 2011 count Manhara is the 68th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 226.22 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Manhara

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

Manhara lies about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Manhara
Nearest town Gobindpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 20 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 56 km

Villages closest to Manhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhara village had a population of 888. That makes it the 68th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Manhara village has 445 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhara has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Manhara is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manhara covers 226.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manhara falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manhara is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Manhara.

Manhara is about 56 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manhara is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Gobindpur is about 6.9 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Potka is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janamdi (2.6 km), Hatnabera (4.0 km) and Pukhuriya (5.5 km).

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

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