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About Mankapur Village

Mankapur is a small village in Sawali tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 124 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.8 hectares hectares.

Mankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sawali
Area (hectares) 151.8 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 124
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mankapur compares

By the 2011 count Mankapur is the 85th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 151.8 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Mankapur

Mankapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mankapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mankapur from other places

Mankapur lies about 119 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 25 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 Sawali 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 25 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 31 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 119 km

Villages closest to Mankapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawali 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 251. That makes it the 85th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Mankapur village has 124 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankapur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Mankapur covers 151.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankapur falls under Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mankapur is Ambari(Deccan), about 25 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mankapur.

Mankapur is about 119 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankapur is in Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sawali is about 6.8 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 25 km away. Ghātanji is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akapur (under 2 km), Akapur Alias Bijapur (under 2 km) and Chak Mankapur (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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