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About Manipur Village

Manipur is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 413, made up of 205 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 53.65 hectares
Population 413
Male Population 205
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manipur compares

By the 2011 count Manipur is the 136th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 53.65 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Manipur

Manipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Manipur from other places

Manipur lies about 42 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 41 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 Manipur
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 25 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 41 km
District headquarters Bankura 42 km
Nearest town Bānkura 42 km

Villages closest to Manipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manipur village had a population of 413. That makes it the 136th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Manipur village has 205 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Manipur is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 53.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manipur falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manipur is Bankura Jn., about 41 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 village for Manipur.

Manipur is about 42 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manipur is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Raipur is about 25 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 41 km away. Bankura is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaturikalapathar (12 km), Kalapathar (12 km) and Bhagra (14 km).

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

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