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About Mankeshwar Village

Mankeshwar is one of the larger villages in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,173, made up of 2,671 males and 2,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2900 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankeshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankeshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Osmanabad
Tehsil Bhum
Pincode 413504
Area (hectares) 2900 hectares
Population 5,173
Male Population 2,671
Female Population 2,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankeshwar compares

By the 2011 count Mankeshwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 2900 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Mankeshwar

Mankeshwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mankeshwar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mankeshwar from other places

Mankeshwar lies about 46 km from Osmanabad, and the nearest railway station is Barsi Town, about 15 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 Mankeshwar
Tehsil headquarters Bhum 12 km
Nearest town Barshi 14 km
Nearest railway station Barsi Town 15 km
District headquarters Osmanabad 46 km

Villages closest to Mankeshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankeshwar village had a population of 5,173. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Mankeshwar village has 2,671 males and 2,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankeshwar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Mankeshwar is 413504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankeshwar covers 2900 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankeshwar falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mankeshwar is Barsi Town, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mankeshwar.

Mankeshwar is about 46 km from Osmanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankeshwar is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district. Bhum is about 12 km away. Barshi is about 14 km away. Barsi Town is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wangi Bk (4.0 km), Devangra (4.4 km) and Sawargaon (5.4 km).

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

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