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About Mankhed Village

Mankhed is a mid sized village in Ahmadpur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 542 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Ahmadpur
Pincode 413523
Area (hectares) 433.84 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 542
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankhed compares

By the 2011 count Mankhed is the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 433.84 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Mankhed

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

Mankhed lies about 44 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Janwal, about 18 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 Mankhed
Tehsil headquarters Ahmadpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Janwal 18 km
District headquarters Latur 44 km

Villages closest to Mankhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankhed village had a population of 994. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Mankhed village has 542 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankhed has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Mankhed is 413523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankhed covers 433.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mankhed falls under Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mankhed is Janwal, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Mankhed.

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

Mankhed is in Ahmadpur tehsil of Latur district. Ahmadpur is about 12 km away. Janwal is about 18 km away. Latur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonkhed (under 2 km), Vhotala (1.9 km) and Kopra (2.3 km).

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

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