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About Mankerwa Village

Mankerwa is a large village in Phenhara tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,534, made up of 1,903 males and 1,631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276 hectares hectares.

Mankerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankerwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Phenhara
Area (hectares) 276 hectares
Population 3,534
Male Population 1,903
Female Population 1,631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Mankerwa compares

By the 2011 count Mankerwa is the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 276 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Mankerwa

Mankerwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mankerwa 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 Mankerwa from other places

Mankerwa lies about 65 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 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 Mankerwa
Tehsil headquarters Phenhara under 2 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 1.8 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 65 km

Villages closest to Mankerwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankerwa village had a population of 3,534. That makes it the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Mankerwa village has 1,903 males and 1,631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankerwa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 876.

Mankerwa covers 276 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mankerwa falls under Phenhara tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mankerwa is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 1.8 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 Mankerwa.

Mankerwa is about 65 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankerwa is in Phenhara tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Phenhara is about under 2 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 1.8 km away. Marhaura is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phenhara (under 2 km), Ibrahimpur Parsauni (under 2 km) and Khan Pipra (5.9 km).

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

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