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About Mankol Village

Mankol is a large village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,012, made up of 1,565 males and 1,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares.

Mankol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 3,012
Male Population 1,565
Female Population 1,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mankol compares

By the 2011 count Mankol is the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mankol

The census records public bus service for Mankol 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mankol from other places

Mankol lies about 16 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 10 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 Mankol
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 14 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Mankol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankol village had a population of 3,012. That makes it the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Mankol village has 1,565 males and 1,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankol has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Mankol covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mankol falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mankol is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mankol.

Mankol is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankol is in Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 2.9 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogaili (under 2 km), Basgarha (1.6 km) and Kadgawan (2.1 km).

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

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