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About Manekhind Village

Manekhind is a mid sized village in Shahapur tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 314 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.08 hectares hectares.

Manekhind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manekhind village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Shahapur
Area (hectares) 404.08 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 314
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manekhind compares

By the 2011 count Manekhind is the 153rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents. Its 404.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Manekhind

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

Manekhind lies about 65 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khardi, about 24 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 Manekhind
Tehsil headquarters Shahapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Khardi 24 km
Nearest town Vasind 29 km
District headquarters Thane 65 km

Villages closest to Manekhind

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manekhind village had a population of 618. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,111 residents.

Manekhind village has 314 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manekhind has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Manekhind covers 404.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manekhind falls under Shahapur tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Manekhind is Khardi, about 24 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 Manekhind.

Manekhind is about 65 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manekhind is in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district. Shahapur is about 22 km away. Khardi is about 24 km away. Vasind is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedisgaon (7.5 km), Sogaon (7.5 km) and Mal (7.9 km).

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

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