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About Manatu Village

Manatu is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,585, made up of 1,274 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 611.89 hectares
Population 2,585
Male Population 1,274
Female Population 1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Manatu compares

By the 2011 count Manatu is the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 611.89 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Manatu

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

Manatu lies about 10 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 10 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 town Rātu 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Argora 10 km
District headquarters Ranchi 10 km

Villages closest to Manatu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanke 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 2,585. That makes it the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Manatu village has 1,274 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manatu has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Manatu is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manatu covers 611.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manatu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manatu is Argora, about 10 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 Manatu.

Manatu is about 10 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manatu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Rātu is about 5.4 km away. Kanke is about 5.6 km away. Argora is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheri (under 2 km), Sundil (1.5 km) and Dhanaisoso (2.4 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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