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About Manakwal Village

Manakwal is a large village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,974, made up of 2,093 males and 1,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141122
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 3,974
Male Population 2,093
Female Population 1,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manakwal compares

By the 2011 count Manakwal is the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Manakwal

Manakwal 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 Manakwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Manakwal from other places

Manakwal lies about 7.5 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gill, about under 2 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 Manakwal
Nearest railway station Gill under 2 km
Nearest town Gil 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 7.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 7.5 km

Villages closest to Manakwal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Manakwal

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakwal village had a population of 3,974. That makes it the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Manakwal village has 2,093 males and 1,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakwal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Manakwal is 141122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakwal covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manakwal falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manakwal is Gill, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manakwal.

Manakwal is about 7.5 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakwal is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gill is about under 2 km away. Gil is about 1.7 km away. Ludhiana West is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahmudpura (under 2 km), Gill (1.7 km) and Dhandra (2.0 km).

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

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