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About Manochahal Village

Manochahal is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 604 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 754 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manochahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manochahal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142047
Area (hectares) 754 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 604
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manochahal compares

By the 2011 count Manochahal is the 61st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 754 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Manochahal

Manochahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manochahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manochahal from other places

Manochahal lies about 28 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Butewala, about 4.4 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 Manochahal
Nearest railway station Butewala 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 16 km
District headquarters Firozpur 28 km

Villages closest to Manochahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manochahal village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 61st largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Manochahal village has 604 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manochahal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Manochahal is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manochahal covers 754 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.

Manochahal falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manochahal is Butewala, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manochahal.

Manochahal is about 28 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manochahal is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Butewala is about 4.4 km away. Zira is about 16 km away. Firozpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadhara (under 2 km), Asafwala (2.1 km) and Hamadwala Hithar (2.6 km).

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

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