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About Maman Village

Maman is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,475, made up of 779 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maman village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,475
Male Population 779
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maman compares

By the 2011 count Maman is the 20th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Maman

Maman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maman 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maman from other places

Maman lies about 31 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Sugar Mills, about 14 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 Maman
Nearest railway station Batala Sugar Mills 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 15 km
Nearest town Batāla 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Maman

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Maman

As per the Census of India 2011, Maman village had a population of 1,475. That makes it the 20th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Maman village has 779 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maman has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Maman is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maman covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maman falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maman is Batala Sugar Mills, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Maman.

Maman is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maman is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala Sugar Mills is about 14 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 15 km away. Batāla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chainewal (1.8 km), Kotli Surat Malhi (2.3 km) and Bhagwanpur (2.4 km).

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

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