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About Manganpur Village

Manganpur is a large village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,496, made up of 1,306 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manganpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713513
Area (hectares) 161.62 hectares
Population 2,496
Male Population 1,306
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manganpur compares

By the 2011 count Manganpur is the 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 161.62 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Manganpur

Manganpur 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 Manganpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manganpur from other places

Manganpur lies about 35 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Nigan, 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 Manganpur
Nearest railway station Nigan 12 km
Nearest town Guskhara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Purbasthali I 35 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 35 km

Villages closest to Manganpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purbasthali I 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 Manganpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Manganpur village had a population of 2,496. That makes it the 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Manganpur village has 1,306 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manganpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Manganpur is 713513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manganpur covers 161.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manganpur falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manganpur is Nigan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manganpur.

Manganpur is about 35 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manganpur is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Nigan is about 12 km away. Guskhara is about 18 km away. Purbasthali I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatra (18 km), Ghola (21 km) and Belgaria (24 km).

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

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