About Mankepi Village

Mankepi is a small village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 192 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankepi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankepi village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Shankargarh
Pincode	497118
Area (hectares)	364.24 hectares
Population	375
Male Population	192
Female Population	183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankepi compares

By the 2011 count Mankepi is the 73rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 364.24 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mankepi

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

Mankepi lies about 73 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 50 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 Mankepi
Tehsil headquarters	Shankargarh	30 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	50 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	64 km
District headquarters	Surguja	73 km

Villages closest to Mankepi

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

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Common questions about Mankepi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankepi village had a population of 375. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Mankepi village has 192 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankepi has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mankepi is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankepi covers 364.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankepi falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mankepi is Barwadih Junction, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mankepi is about 73 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankepi is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 30 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 50 km away. Medininagar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.