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About Molphei Village

Molphei is a small village in Nungba tehsil, in the district of Tamenglong, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 27 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 795147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Molphei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Molphei village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Tamenglong
Tehsil Nungba
Pincode 795147
Population 48
Male Population 27
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Molphei compares

By the 2011 count Molphei is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 643 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Molphei

Molphei is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Molphei as Available within 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 Molphei from other places

Molphei lies about 50 km from Tamenglong, and the nearest railway station is Tupul, about 22 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 Molphei
Nearest town Nambol 17 km
Nearest railway station Tupul 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nungba 31 km
District headquarters Tamenglong 50 km

Villages closest to Molphei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Molphei village had a population of 48. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 643 residents.

Molphei village has 27 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Molphei has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Molphei is 795147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Molphei falls under Nungba tehsil of Tamenglong district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Molphei is Tupul, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Molphei.

Molphei is about 50 km from Tamenglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Molphei is in Nungba tehsil of Tamenglong district. Nambol is about 17 km away. Tupul is about 22 km away. Nungba 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 Bolphai (under 2 km), Lamdangmei (under 2 km) and Nungsai (4.5 km).

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

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