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About Manki Village

Manki is a large village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,380, made up of 1,815 males and 1,565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manki village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 791 hectares
Population 3,380
Male Population 1,815
Female Population 1,565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manki compares

By the 2011 count Manki is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 791 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Manki

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

How far is Manki from other places

Manki lies about 37 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 5.4 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 Manki
Nearest railway station Samrala 5.4 km
Nearest town Khanna 9.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Manki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manki village had a population of 3,380. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Manki village has 1,815 males and 1,565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manki has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Manki is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manki covers 791 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manki falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manki is Samrala, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Manki.

Manki is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manki is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 5.4 km away. Khanna is about 9.5 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhangal (1.9 km), Gharkhanna (2.0 km) and Kulewal (2.0 km).

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

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