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About Man Village

Man 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 637, made up of 336 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Man Overview

Census 2011 figures for Man village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 336
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Man compares

By the 2011 count Man is the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 9.1 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 Man

Man is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Man 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Man from other places

Man lies about 58 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, 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 Man
Nearest railway station Ramdas 14 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 23 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 58 km

Villages closest to Man

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 Man

As per the Census of India 2011, Man village had a population of 637. That makes it the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Man village has 336 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Man has about 896 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 Man is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Man covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Man is Ramdas, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Man.

Man is about 58 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Man is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ramdas is about 14 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Dera Baba Nanak 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 Mansur (7.3 km), Dharamkot Randhawa (8.4 km) and Khanna Chamaran (8.4 km).

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

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