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About Manj Gaon Village

Manj Gaon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 335 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manj Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manj Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 94.43 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 335
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manj Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Manj Gaon is the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 94.43 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Manj Gaon

Manj Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manj Gaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Manj Gaon from other places

Manj Gaon lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, 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 Manj Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 10 km
Nearest town Rāipur 18 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 44 km

Villages closest to Manj Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda 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 Manj Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Manj Gaon village had a population of 664. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Manj Gaon village has 335 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manj Gaon has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Manj Gaon is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manj Gaon covers 94.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manj Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Manj Gaon is Harrawala, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manj Gaon.

Manj Gaon is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manj Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Dunda is about 10 km away. Rāipur is about 18 km away. Harrawala 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 Pujar Gaon (under 2 km), Nawagaon (1.5 km) and Barethi Patti Barsali (5.9 km).

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

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