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About Manakpur Village

Manakpur is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,734, made up of 2,006 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 891 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 891 hectares
Population 3,734
Male Population 2,006
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manakpur compares

By the 2011 count Manakpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 891 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Manakpur

Manakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manakpur 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 Manakpur from other places

Manakpur lies about 37 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, about 13 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 Manakpur
Nearest town Mohali 13 km
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 14 km
District headquarters Patiala 37 km

Villages closest to Manakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakpur village had a population of 3,734. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Manakpur village has 2,006 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakpur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Manakpur is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakpur covers 891 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manakpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manakpur is Rajpura Junction, about 13 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 Manakpur.

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

Manakpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Mohali is about 13 km away. Rajpura Junction is about 13 km away. Rajpura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera Gajju (1.9 km), Uncha Khera (3.1 km) and Urna (3.3 km).

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

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