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About Manhota Village

Manhota is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 251 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144216
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 251
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manhota compares

By the 2011 count Manhota is the 208th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Manhota

Manhota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manhota 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manhota from other places

Manhota lies about 58 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Musahibpur, about 2.3 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 Manhota
Nearest railway station Musahibpur 2.3 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 19 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 58 km

Villages closest to Manhota

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 Manhota

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhota village had a population of 523. That makes it the 208th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Manhota village has 251 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhota has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Manhota is 144216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manhota covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manhota falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manhota is Musahibpur, about 2.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manhota.

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

Manhota is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Musahibpur is about 2.3 km away. Mukeriān is about 3.8 km away. Dasua is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chack Suleman (under 2 km), Mannowal (under 2 km) and Kolian (under 2 km).

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

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