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About Mangra Village

Mangra is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,796, made up of 3,582 males and 3,214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777 hectares hectares.

Mangra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 777 hectares
Population 6,796
Male Population 3,582
Female Population 3,214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangra compares

By the 2011 count Mangra is the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 777 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mangra

Mangra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mangra from other places

Mangra lies about 34 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 11 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 Mangra
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 11 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 34 km

Villages closest to Mangra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangra village had a population of 6,796. That makes it the 9th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Mangra village has 3,582 males and 3,214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangra has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Mangra covers 777 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mangra falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mangra is Pawakhali, about 11 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 village for Mangra.

Mangra is about 34 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangra is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 5.2 km away. Pawakhali is about 11 km away. Bahādurganj 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 Tanghan Tapu (under 2 km), Boaldaha (under 2 km) and Pakamari (1.7 km).

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

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