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About Manikwada Village

Manikwada is a large village in Ashti tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,409, made up of 1,228 males and 1,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788 hectares hectares.

Manikwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikwada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Ashti
Area (hectares) 788 hectares
Population 2,409
Male Population 1,228
Female Population 1,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikwada compares

By the 2011 count Manikwada is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 888 residents. Its 788 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Manikwada

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

Manikwada lies about 68 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Warud Orange City, about 20 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 Manikwada
Tehsil headquarters Ashti 12 km
Nearest railway station Warud Orange City 20 km
Nearest town Warud 22 km
District headquarters Wardha 68 km

Villages closest to Manikwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikwada village had a population of 2,409. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 888 residents.

Manikwada village has 1,228 males and 1,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikwada has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Manikwada covers 788 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikwada falls under Ashti tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Manikwada is Warud Orange City, about 20 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 village for Manikwada.

Manikwada is about 68 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikwada is in Ashti tehsil of Wardha district. Ashti is about 12 km away. Warud Orange City is about 20 km away. Warud is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wadegaon (3.2 km), Peth (3.2 km) and Rampuri (3.7 km).

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

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