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About Mandarpur Village

Mandarpur is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,645, made up of 867 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Mandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,645
Male Population 867
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Mandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Mandarpur is the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mandarpur

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

Mandarpur lies about 11 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purniya Junction, about 6.6 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 Mandarpur
Nearest railway station Purniya Junction 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 11 km
District headquarters Purnia 11 km

Villages closest to Mandarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Mandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandarpur village had a population of 1,645. That makes it the 37th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Mandarpur village has 867 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandarpur has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Mandarpur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mandarpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mandarpur is Purniya Junction, about 6.6 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 Mandarpur.

Mandarpur is about 11 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mandarpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Purniya Junction is about 6.6 km away. Purnia East is about 11 km away. Purnia 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 Phasia (under 2 km), Barsauni (under 2 km) and Barhari (under 2 km).

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

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