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About Manpur Village

Manpur is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 644 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Manpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 644
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manpur compares

By the 2011 count Manpur is the 25th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Manpur

Manpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manpur as Available within village. 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 Manpur from other places

Manpur lies about 27 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sadipur, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Sadipur 10 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 27 km

Villages closest to Manpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Giriak 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 1,271. That makes it the 25th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Manpur village has 644 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Manpur covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manpur falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manpur is Sadipur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manpur.

Manpur is about 27 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manpur is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 1.9 km away. Sadipur is about 10 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Puraini (under 2 km) and Takhat Rauza (under 2 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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