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About Mangalpur Village

Mangalpur is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,428, made up of 1,245 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Mangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 2,428
Male Population 1,245
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Mangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Mangalpur is the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 17 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 930.

Getting to Mangalpur

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

Mangalpur lies about 41 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 12 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 Mangalpur
Nearest railway station Kanki 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 23 km
District headquarters Purnia 41 km

Villages closest to Mangalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalpur village had a population of 2,428. That makes it the 26th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Mangalpur village has 1,245 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalpur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Mangalpur covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mangalpur falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mangalpur is Kanki, about 12 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 Mangalpur.

Mangalpur is about 41 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalpur is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 21 km away. Baisa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhok (under 2 km), Nandania (1.9 km) and Runki (2.0 km).

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

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