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About Manka Village

Manka is a small village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 167 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares.

Manka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manka village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 167
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Manka compares

By the 2011 count Manka is the 109th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Manka

Manka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manka 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 Manka from other places

Manka lies about 24 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Jaulka, about 17 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 Manka
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Jaulka 17 km
District headquarters Washim 24 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 24 km

Villages closest to Manka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manka village had a population of 333. That makes it the 109th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Manka village has 167 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manka has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Manka covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manka falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Manka is Jaulka, about 17 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 Manka.

Manka is about 24 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manka is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Malegaon is about 7.3 km away. Jaulka is about 17 km away. Washim is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ekamba (under 2 km), Pangri Kute (1.6 km) and Kherdi (3.4 km).

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

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