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About Manpur Village

Manpur is a small village in Namchi tehsil, in the district of South District, Sikkim. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 115 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 737126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manpur village
Description Value
State Sikkim
District South District
Tehsil Namchi
Pincode 737126
Area (hectares) 107.27 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 115
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manpur compares

By the 2011 count Manpur is the 87th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 107.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Manpur

Manpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Manpur from other places

Manpur lies about 6.9 km from South District, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, about 12 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 Manpur
Tehsil headquarters Namchi 6.9 km
District headquarters South District 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 12 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 12 km

Villages closest to Manpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manpur village had a population of 227. That makes it the 87th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Manpur village has 115 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Manpur is 737126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manpur covers 107.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manpur falls under Namchi tehsil of South District district in Sikkim.

The nearest railway station to Manpur is Darjeeling, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manpur.

Manpur is about 6.9 km from South District in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manpur is in Namchi tehsil of South District district. Namchi is about 6.9 km away. South District is about 6.9 km away. Darjeeling is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sumbuk (1.9 km), Kitam (2.4 km) and Gom (3.0 km).

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

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