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Manela

मनेला
Dwarahat mandal
Pincode 263645
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Manela observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DEEKSHA AIRARA
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LGD code
52791
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
443
Households
104
Literacy rate
64.1%
Sex ratio
1332 ♀/1000♂
Workers
238
Distance to district centre
5 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Dehradun
154 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Manela compares

By population, Manela ranks #14 of 90 villages in Dwarahat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
64.1%
−6.1% vs mandal average
Manela
64.1%
Dwarahat mandal
70.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,332
+93 vs mandal average
Manela
1,332
Dwarahat mandal
1,239
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Manela
4.3
Dwarahat mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Manela at a glance

Manela is a village of 443 people in 104 households (Census 2011) in Dwarahat tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 14th-largest of 90 villages in Dwarahat tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,332 women per 1,000 men. It lies 5 km from the Almora district centre, 4 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 48 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52791. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is DEEKSHA AIRARA. The population is estimated at 522 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Manela · this village44364%
Matela · Almora91972%0 km N
Matela · Almora24076%0 km N
Matena · Almora84972%0 km N
Vadla · Almora34876%0 km N
Chana · Almora5100%1.1 km N
Chhana · Almora17273%1.1 km N

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Key facts — Manela

LGD code
52791
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
443
Population (projected 2026)
522
Households
104
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1332
Literacy rate
64.1%
Coordinates
29.69827°N, 79.46252°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DEEKSHA AIRARA
Block / Mandal
Dwarahat
Getting there

How to reach Manela

Mandal centre
Dwarahat · ≈ 8.0 km
≈ 16 min by car · 20 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 3.7 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun154 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1190 km
  • Mumbai1356 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar48 km
  • Bus stopRanikhet Bus Depot7 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch16 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum5 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)34 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station34 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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