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About Manipur Village

Manipur is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,246, made up of 1,695 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manipur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781315
Area (hectares) 98.03 hectares
Population 3,246
Male Population 1,695
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manipur compares

By the 2011 count Manipur is the 24th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 98.03 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Manipur

Manipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Manipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manipur from other places

Manipur lies about 28 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 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 Manipur
Nearest railway station Nizsariha Halt 6.6 km
Nearest town Nalbāri 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Barnagar 28 km
District headquarters Baksa 28 km

Villages closest to Manipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manipur village had a population of 3,246. That makes it the 24th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Manipur village has 1,695 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Manipur is 781315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 98.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manipur falls under Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Manipur is Nizsariha Halt, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manipur.

Manipur is about 28 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manipur is in Barnagar tehsil of Baksa district. Nizsariha Halt is about 6.6 km away. Nalbāri is about 23 km away. Barnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajegaon (8.6 km), Bare Gaon (8.6 km) and Dalogaon (11 km).

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

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