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About Manipur Village

Manipur is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 341 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733102, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733102
Area (hectares) 120.43 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 341
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 132nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 120.43 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 10+ 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 139 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 139 km

Villages closest to Manipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan 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 687. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Manipur village has 341 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Manipur is 733102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 120.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manipur falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manipur is Lohapur, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Manipur.

Manipur is about 139 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manipur is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Lohapur is about 4.2 km away. Tapan is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sulapanipur (under 2 km), Badalpur (under 2 km) and Abhirampur (2.2 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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