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About Manpur Village

Manpur is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 409 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Manpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 409
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manpur compares

By the 2011 count Manpur is the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Manpur

Manpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manpur as Available within <5 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 Manpur from other places

Manpur lies about 21 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Balahapur, about 9.6 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 Manpur
Nearest railway station Balahapur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 12 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 14 km
District headquarters Jamui 21 km

Villages closest to Manpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manpur village had a population of 845. That makes it the 45th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Manpur village has 409 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manpur has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Manpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manpur falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manpur is Balahapur, about 9.6 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 - 10 km distance for Manpur.

Manpur is about 21 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manpur is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Balahapur is about 9.6 km away. Sikandra is about 12 km away. Luckeesarai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tal Saharsa (8.3 km), Khardih (8.8 km) and Bhar Ghara (8.8 km).

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

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