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About Manshapur Village

Manshapur is a mid sized village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 297 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Manshapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manshapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Chandi
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 297
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manshapur compares

By the 2011 count Manshapur is the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Manshapur

Manshapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manshapur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manshapur from other places

Manshapur lies about 56 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 14 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 Manshapur
Nearest town Bikram 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bihta 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandi 19 km
District headquarters Nalanda 56 km

Villages closest to Manshapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manshapur village had a population of 571. That makes it the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Manshapur village has 297 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manshapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Manshapur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manshapur falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manshapur is Bihta, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manshapur.

Manshapur is about 56 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manshapur is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Bikram is about 4.1 km away. Bihta is about 14 km away. Chandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nizampura (2.3 km), Raitha (4.2 km) and Mokimpur (4.7 km).

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

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