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About Mani Village

Mani is a large village in Bantval tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,665, made up of 1,827 males and 1,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mani village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Bantval
Pincode 574253
Area (hectares) 524.26 hectares
Population 3,665
Male Population 1,827
Female Population 1,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mani compares

By the 2011 count Mani is the 33rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents. Its 524.26 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Mani

Mani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mani from other places

Mani lies about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Neralakatte, about 2.3 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 Mani
Nearest railway station Neralakatte 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bantval 11 km
Nearest town Bantvāl 11 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 13 km

Villages closest to Mani

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 Mani

As per the Census of India 2011, Mani village had a population of 3,665. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,882 residents.

Mani village has 1,827 males and 1,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mani has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Mani is 574253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mani covers 524.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mani is Neralakatte, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mani.

Mani is about 13 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mani is in Bantval tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Neralakatte is about 2.3 km away. Bantval is about 11 km away. Bantvāl is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barimar (1.5 km), Peraje (2.4 km) and Netlamudnur (2.9 km).

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

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