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About Manak Village

Manak is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 56 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manak village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 56
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manak compares

By the 2011 count Manak is the 343rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Manak

The census records public bus service for Manak 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manak from other places

Manak lies about 41 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 3.0 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 Manak
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.6 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 3.0 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Manak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manak village had a population of 108. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Manak village has 56 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manak has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Manak is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manak covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manak falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manak is Unchi Bassi, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manak.

Manak is about 41 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manak is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.6 km away. Dasūya is about 2.6 km away. Unchi Bassi is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarinpur (under 2 km), Mian Ka Pind (under 2 km) and Chak Kasim (under 2 km).

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

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