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About Manela Village

Manela is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 691 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manela village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140112
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 691
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manela compares

By the 2011 count Manela is the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Manela

Manela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manela as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Manela from other places

Manela lies about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Manela
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 2.9 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 16 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 69 km

Villages closest to Manela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manela village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 19th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Manela village has 691 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manela has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Manela is 140112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manela covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manela falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Manela notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Manela.

Manela is about 69 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manela is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 2.9 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 16 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansoorpur (under 2 km), Dhanaula (under 2 km) and Amargarh (under 2 km).

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

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