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About Maniram Village

Maniram is a mid sized village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 494 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maniram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maniram village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 252.39 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 494
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maniram compares

By the 2011 count Maniram is the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 252.39 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 Maniram

Maniram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maniram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Maniram from other places

Maniram lies about 4.1 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 20 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 Maniram
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 4.1 km
District headquarters South District 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 20 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 20 km

Villages closest to Maniram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maniram village had a population of 990. That makes it the 27th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Maniram village has 494 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maniram has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Maniram is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maniram covers 252.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maniram falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Maniram is Darjeeling, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Maniram.

Maniram is about 4.1 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maniram is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 4.1 km away. South District is about 4.1 km away. Darjeeling is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phalidara (1.7 km), Rabikhola (1.7 km) and Parbing (1.8 km).

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

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