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About Manara Village

Manara is a large village in Taldangra tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,021, made up of 1,036 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Taldangra
Pincode 722152
Area (hectares) 357.8 hectares
Population 2,021
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Manara compares

By the 2011 count Manara is the 22nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 357.8 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 963.

Getting to Manara

Manara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manara 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. The nearest villages by name are Mahishakanali, Mahulbera, Maibandhi and Majuriprasadpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Manara

As per the Census of India 2011, Manara village had a population of 2,021. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Manara village has 1,036 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manara has about 951 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Manara is 722152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manara covers 357.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manara falls under Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Manara notes the nearest railway station 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 Manara.

Manara is in Taldangra tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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