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About Manikasara Village

Manikasara is a mid sized village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 426 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.41 hectares hectares.

Manikasara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikasara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 386.41 hectares
Population 985
Male Population 426
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,312
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 Manikasara compares

By the 2011 count Manikasara is the 23rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 386.41 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Manikasara

Manikasara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Manikasara 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 Manikasara from other places

Manikasara lies about 42 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Charghat Pipari, about 25 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 Manikasara
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Charghat Pipari 25 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 35 km
District headquarters Mandla 42 km

Villages closest to Manikasara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikasara village had a population of 985. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Manikasara village has 426 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikasara has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Manikasara covers 386.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikasara falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikasara is Charghat Pipari, about 25 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 Manikasara.

Manikasara is about 42 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikasara is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 16 km away. Charghat Pipari is about 25 km away. Jabalpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargaon (3.0 km), Khamhi (3.9 km) and Patha Chaurai (4.3 km).

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

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