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About Manewal Village

Manewal is a mid sized village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 392 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144522
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 392
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manewal compares

By the 2011 count Manewal is the 81st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Manewal

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

How far is Manewal from other places

Manewal lies about 23 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 12 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 Manewal
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Samrala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 19 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 23 km

Villages closest to Manewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manewal village had a population of 789. That makes it the 81st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Manewal village has 392 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manewal has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Manewal is 144522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manewal covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manewal falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Manewal is Samrala, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manewal.

Manewal is about 23 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manewal is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Māchhīwāra is about 4.0 km away. Samrala is about 12 km away. Balachaur 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 Mansewal (under 2 km), Bulewal (2.6 km) and Jagtewal (3.3 km).

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

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