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About Manj Village

Manj is a mid sized village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,600, made up of 827 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manj village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143110
Area (hectares) 834 hectares
Population 1,600
Male Population 827
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manj compares

By the 2011 count Manj is the 67th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 834 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Manj

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

Manj lies about 32 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, 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 Manj
Nearest railway station Attari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 23 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 23 km
District headquarters Amritsar 32 km

Villages closest to Manj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manj village had a population of 1,600. That makes it the 67th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Manj village has 827 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manj has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Manj is 143110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manj covers 834 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manj falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manj is Attari, 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 village for Manj.

Manj is about 32 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manj is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 15 km away. Ajnala is about 23 km away. Ajnāla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panju Rai (under 2 km), Sarangra (1.9 km) and Lodhi Gujjar (2.0 km).

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

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