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About Manha Village

Manha is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 300 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 217.78 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 300
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 89th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 217.78 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, 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 Manha
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 8.4 km
Nearest town Rātu 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Manha

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 Manha

As per the Census of India 2011, Manha village had a population of 595. That makes it the 89th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Manha village has 300 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manha has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Manha covers 217.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manha falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manha is Hundur Halt, 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 Manha.

Manha is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manha is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 8.4 km away. Rātu is about 9.2 km away. Hundur Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirango (under 2 km), Ichapiri (1.6 km) and Karkata (1.9 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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