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About Manipur Village

Manipur is a mid sized village in Simlapal tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 379 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722151, 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 Simlapal
Pincode 722151
Area (hectares) 162.36 hectares
Population 744
Male Population 379
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manipur compares

By the 2011 count Manipur is the 59th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 162.36 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Manipur

Manipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 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 Simlapal 30 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 Simlapal 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 744. That makes it the 59th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Manipur village has 379 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Manipur is 722151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 162.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manipur falls under Simlapal 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Simlapal tehsil of Bankura district. Simlapal is about 30 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 Rambandh (11 km), Raybandh (11 km) and Ghagra (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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