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About Mankapur Village

Mankapur is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 138 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.05 hectares hectares.

Mankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 253.05 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 138
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mankapur compares

By the 2011 count Mankapur is the 165th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 253.05 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mankapur

The census records public bus service for Mankapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mankapur from other places

Mankapur lies about 77 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 48 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 Mankapur
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 10 km
Nearest town Bareli 41 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 77 km

Villages closest to Mankapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankapur village had a population of 267. That makes it the 165th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Mankapur village has 138 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Mankapur covers 253.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankapur falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mankapur is Gadarwara, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mankapur.

Mankapur is about 77 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankapur is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 10 km away. Bareli is about 41 km away. Gadarwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahgawan (under 2 km), Mahgawan Kalan (under 2 km) and Mahgawan Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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