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About Manchi Village

Manchi is one of the larger villages in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,017, made up of 4,019 males and 3,998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1212.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manchi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574323
Area (hectares) 1212.71 hectares
Population 8,017
Male Population 4,019
Female Population 3,998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manchi compares

By the 2011 count Manchi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 1212.71 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Manchi

Manchi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manchi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Manchi from other places

Manchi lies about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Kalladaka, about 4.5 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 Manchi
Nearest railway station Kalladaka 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 8.2 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 8.2 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 23 km

Villages closest to Manchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manchi village had a population of 8,017. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Manchi village has 4,019 males and 3,998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manchi has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Manchi is 574323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manchi covers 1212.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manchi falls under Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Manchi is Kalladaka, about 4.5 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 village for Manchi.

Manchi is about 23 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manchi is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Kalladaka is about 4.5 km away. Bantval is about 8.2 km away. Bantvāl is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolnadu (2.8 km), Salethur (3.1 km) and Bolanthuru (3.2 km).

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

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