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About Manipur Village

Manipur is a small village in Pakhanjur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 155 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manipur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Pakhanjur
Pincode 494777
Area (hectares) 112.3 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 155
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manipur compares

By the 2011 count Manipur is the 192nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 112.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Manipur

Manipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manipur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Manipur from other places

Manipur lies about 76 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 60 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 Manipur
Tehsil headquarters Pakhanjur 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Keoti 60 km
Nearest town Garhchiroli 63 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 76 km

Villages closest to Manipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manipur village had a population of 290. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Manipur village has 155 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Manipur is 494777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 112.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manipur falls under Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manipur is Keoti, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance for Manipur.

Manipur is about 76 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manipur is in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Pakhanjur is about 8.2 km away. Keoti is about 60 km away. Garhchiroli is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marda (under 2 km), Maroda (under 2 km) and Palnadi (2.6 km).

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

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