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About Mankapur Village

Mankapur is a small village in Hinganghat tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 134 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 864.27 hectares hectares.

Mankapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Hinganghat
Area (hectares) 864.27 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 134
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 864.27 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Mankapur

Mankapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mankapur as Available within village. 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 35 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Yenor, about 16 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
Nearest railway station Yenor 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Hinganghat 19 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 19 km
District headquarters Wardha 35 km

Villages closest to Mankapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hinganghat 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 264. That makes it the 91st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Mankapur village has 134 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Mankapur covers 864.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mankapur falls under Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Mankapur is Yenor, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mankapur.

Mankapur is about 35 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankapur is in Hinganghat tehsil of Wardha district. Yenor is about 16 km away. Hinganghat is about 19 km away. Hinganghāt is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yerangaon (2.2 km), Fukta (2.7 km) and Nidha (3.9 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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