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About Manuwara Village

Manuwara is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,632, made up of 871 males and 761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Manuwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manuwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 1,632
Male Population 871
Female Population 761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manuwara compares

By the 2011 count Manuwara is the 71st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Manuwara

Manuwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manuwara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manuwara from other places

Manuwara lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 8.3 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 Manuwara
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 11 km
Nearest town Kasba 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Manuwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manuwara village had a population of 1,632. That makes it the 71st largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Manuwara village has 871 males and 761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manuwara has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Manuwara covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manuwara falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manuwara is Jalalgarh, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Manuwara.

Manuwara is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manuwara is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 8.3 km away. Amour is about 11 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohabara (under 2 km), Adhang (1.9 km) and Naribhuna (2.1 km).

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

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