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About Manekasa Village

Manekasa is a small village in Amgaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 234 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432 hectares hectares.

Manekasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manekasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Amgaon
Area (hectares) 432 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 234
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manekasa compares

By the 2011 count Manekasa is the 74th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 432 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1005.

Getting to Manekasa

Manekasa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manekasa as Available within <5 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 Manekasa from other places

Manekasa lies about 19 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gudma, about 11 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 Manekasa
Nearest railway station Gudma 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Amgaon 11 km
District headquarters Gondiya 19 km
Nearest town Gondiā 19 km

Villages closest to Manekasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manekasa village had a population of 481. That makes it the 74th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Manekasa village has 234 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manekasa has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Manekasa covers 432 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manekasa falls under Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Manekasa is Gudma, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manekasa.

Manekasa is about 19 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manekasa is in Amgaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Gudma is about 11 km away. Amgaon is about 11 km away. Gondiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekari (under 2 km), Kalimati (1.8 km) and Takari (2.1 km).

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

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