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About Mangalpur Village

Mangalpur is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 466 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731215
Area (hectares) 184.13 hectares
Population 943
Male Population 466
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalpur compares

By the 2011 count Mangalpur is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 184.13 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Mangalpur

Mangalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mangalpur from other places

Mangalpur lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 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 Mangalpur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 15 km
District headquarters Birbhum 15 km

Villages closest to Mangalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalpur village had a population of 943. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Mangalpur village has 466 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalpur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Mangalpur is 731215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalpur covers 184.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mangalpur falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mangalpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangalpur.

Mangalpur is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalpur is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 14 km away. Nanoor is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (4.1 km), Datina (7.0 km) and Matinagar (9.2 km).

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

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