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About Manathana Village

Manathana is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,935, made up of 7,554 males and 8,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1802 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manathana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manathana village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Thalassery
Pincode 670674
Area (hectares) 1802 hectares
Population 15,935
Male Population 7,554
Female Population 8,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manathana compares

By the 2011 count Manathana is the 11th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1802 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Manathana

Manathana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manathana 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 Manathana from other places

Manathana lies about 44 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Mahé, about 33 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 Manathana
Nearest town Mattanur 20 km
Nearest railway station Mahé 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Thalassery 34 km
District headquarters Kannur 44 km

Villages closest to Manathana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manathana village had a population of 15,935. That makes it the 11th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Manathana village has 7,554 males and 8,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manathana has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Manathana is 670674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manathana covers 1802 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manathana falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Manathana is Mahé, about 33 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 Manathana.

Manathana is about 44 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manathana is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 20 km away. Mahé is about 33 km away. Thalassery is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellarvelly (5.0 km), Vekkalam (5.2 km) and Aralam (6.6 km).

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

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