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About Mankar Village

Mankar is one of the larger villages in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,370, made up of 5,290 males and 5,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 747.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713144
Area (hectares) 747.67 hectares
Population 10,370
Male Population 5,290
Female Population 5,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mankar compares

By the 2011 count Mankar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 747.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Mankar

Mankar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mankar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Loa, Loapur, Mahulara and Mallasarul. 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 Mankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankar village had a population of 10,370. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Mankar village has 5,290 males and 5,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankar has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Mankar is 713144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankar covers 747.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mankar falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mankar notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mankar.

Mankar is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Mankar today is likely to be higher.

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