Skip to main content

About Mangnar Village

Mangnar is a large village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,466, made up of 1,705 males and 1,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1945 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangnar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangnar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 1945 hectares
Population 3,466
Male Population 1,705
Female Population 1,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangnar compares

By the 2011 count Mangnar is the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 1945 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Mangnar

Mangnar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangnar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mangnar from other places

Mangnar lies about 20 km from Bastar. 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 Mangnar
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 20 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Mangnar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangnar village had a population of 3,466. That makes it the 7th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Mangnar village has 1,705 males and 1,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangnar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Mangnar is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangnar covers 1945 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mangnar falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Mangnar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mangnar.

Mangnar is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangnar is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 20 km away. Bastar is about 20 km away. Jagdalpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suwachondi (3.0 km), Matnar (3.2 km) and Saunra (3.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.