Manchhana

27°11′24″N 79°03′45″E / 27.19002°N 79.06246°E / 27.19002; 79.06246CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilBhongaonArea • Total11.381 km² (4.394 sq mi)Population • Total6,201 • Density540/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Manchhana (Mañchhanā) is a village in Jagir block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. It was once a taluqa headquarters. As of 2011, it had a total population of 6,201, in 1,082 households.

Geography

Manchhana is located about 6  km southeast of Mainpuri on the road leading to Saman. The village lands include several subsidiary hamlets and completely surround the separate village of Nagla Soti.^[2]: 238

According to the 2011 census, Manchhana has a total area of 1,138.1 hectares, of which 799.6 were currently farmland, 0.2 were fallow lands, and 69.8 were under non-agricultural use. 268.5 hectares were classified as cultivable but not currently under any agricultural use, and 0 were classified as non-cultivable. No forests, orchards, or permanent pastures existed on village lands.^[1]: 223

History

Manchhana was historically the seat of a separate taluqa, which by the turn of the 20th century had been redistributed between Mainpuri and Bhongaon.^[2]: 238

Demographics

As of 2011, Manchhana had a population of 6,201, in 1,082 households.^[1]: 217 This population was 53.4% male (3,309) and 46.6% female (2,892). The 0-6 age group numbered 994 (545 male and 449 female), or 16.0% of the total population. 2,626 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 42.3% of the total.^{[3]: 154–5}

The 1981 census recorded Manchhana as having a population of 3,868 people, in 715 households.^{[4]: 172–3}

The 1961 census recorded Manchhana as comprising 10 hamlets, with a total population of 2,804 people (1,517 male and 1,287 female), in 561 households and 358 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 2,780 acres and it had a post office and medical practitioner at that point.^[5]: civ

As of 1901, Manchhana had 7 subsidiary hamlets and a total population of exactly 2,161; it had a school at that point..^[2]: 238

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Manchhana had 2 primary schools; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by tap and hand pump; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for residential and agricultural purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.^{[1]: 217–22}

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