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About Mangachak Village

Mangachak is a mid sized village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 712 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Mangachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangachak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 712
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Mangachak compares

By the 2011 count Mangachak is the 52nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Mangachak

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

Mangachak lies about 23 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 13 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 Mangachak
Nearest railway station Ghogha 13 km
Nearest town Purāini 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 23 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 23 km

Villages closest to Mangachak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangachak village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Mangachak village has 712 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangachak has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Mangachak covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mangachak falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mangachak is Ghogha, about 13 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 Mangachak.

Mangachak is about 23 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangachak is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 13 km away. Purāini is about 16 km away. Sonhaula is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azampur (under 2 km), Siri Chak (under 2 km) and Karharia (1.6 km).

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

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