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About Mangur Jan Village

Mangur Jan is a small village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 134 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangur Jan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangur Jan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 155.73 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 134
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mangur Jan compares

By the 2011 count Mangur Jan is the 121st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 155.73 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mangur Jan

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

How far is Mangur Jan from other places

Mangur Jan lies about 83 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Sukhasan Kothi, about 2.0 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 Mangur Jan
Nearest railway station Sukhasan Kothi 2.0 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 34 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 83 km

Villages closest to Mangur Jan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 Mangur Jan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangur Jan village had a population of 245. That makes it the 121st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Mangur Jan village has 134 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangur Jan has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mangur Jan is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangur Jan covers 155.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangur Jan falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mangur Jan is Sukhasan Kothi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Mangur Jan is about 83 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangur Jan is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Sukhasan Kothi is about 2.0 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 5.7 km away. Pothia is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (5.6 km), Chilhamari (7.7 km) and Geramari (7.7 km).

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

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