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About Mankurha Village

Mankurha is a mid sized village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 912 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.85 hectares hectares.

Mankurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankurha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 263.85 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 912
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankurha compares

By the 2011 count Mankurha is the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 263.85 hectares work out to about 6.8 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 949.

Getting to Mankurha

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

How far is Mankurha from other places

Mankurha lies about 49 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 22 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 Mankurha
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 5.0 km
Nearest town Arwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad 22 km
District headquarters Patna 49 km

Villages closest to Mankurha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankurha village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 44th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Mankurha village has 912 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankurha has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Mankurha covers 263.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mankurha falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mankurha is Jehanabad, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Mankurha.

Mankurha is about 49 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankurha is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 5.0 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Jehanabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpura (under 2 km), Taranpur (under 2 km) and Mera (under 2 km).

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

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