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About Mangurjan Village

Mangurjan is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 906 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangurjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangurjan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 147.4 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 906
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mangurjan compares

By the 2011 count Mangurjan is the 14th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 147.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mangurjan

Mangurjan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mangurjan as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangurjan from other places

Mangurjan lies about 15 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 5.8 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 Mangurjan
Nearest railway station Sonaili 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 7.8 km
District headquarters Katihar 15 km

Villages closest to Mangurjan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangurjan village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 14th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Mangurjan village has 906 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangurjan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Mangurjan is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangurjan covers 147.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mangurjan falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mangurjan is Sonaili, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mangurjan.

Mangurjan is about 15 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangurjan is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 5.8 km away. Dandkhora is about 7.8 km away. Katihar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doasi (under 2 km), Majhwa (2.7 km) and Jelas (2.8 km).

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

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