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About Manamane Village

Manamane is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 255 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manamane Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manamane village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 356.2 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 255
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manamane compares

By the 2011 count Manamane is the 115th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 356.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Manamane

Manamane is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manamane 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manamane from other places

Manamane lies about 62 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 23 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 Manamane
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 12 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 20 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 23 km
District headquarters Shimoga 62 km

Villages closest to Manamane

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manamane village had a population of 544. That makes it the 115th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Manamane village has 255 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manamane has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Manamane is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manamane covers 356.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manamane falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Manamane is Balegundi, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manamane.

Manamane is about 62 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manamane is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 12 km away. Shikaripura is about 20 km away. Balegundi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiralekoppa (under 2 km), Arekoppa (under 2 km) and Yalavalli (1.9 km).

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

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