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About Manhawan Village

Manhawan is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 179 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.32 hectares hectares.

Manhawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manhawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Area (hectares) 99.32 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 179
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Manhawan compares

By the 2011 count Manhawan is the 232nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 99.32 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Manhawan

Manhawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manhawan 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 Manhawan from other places

Manhawan lies about 33 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Lusa, about 21 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 Manhawan
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Lusa 21 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 33 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 33 km

Villages closest to Manhawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manhawan village had a population of 366. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Manhawan village has 179 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manhawan has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Manhawan covers 99.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manhawan falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manhawan is Lusa, about 21 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 Manhawan.

Manhawan is about 33 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manhawan is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 6.5 km away. Lusa is about 21 km away. Sonbhadra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khardeur (under 2 km), Musha (1.6 km) and Bhagahi (1.9 km).

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

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