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About Manipur Village

Manipur is one of the larger villages in Sandeshkhali II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,152, made up of 4,161 males and 3,991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743446, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sandeshkhali II
Pincode 743446
Area (hectares) 1083.3 hectares
Population 8,152
Male Population 4,161
Female Population 3,991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Manipur compares

By the 2011 count Manipur is the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,707 residents. Its 1083.3 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 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 <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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manipur from other places

Manipur lies about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about under 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 Habra under 2 km
Nearest town Hābra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandeshkhali II 14 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Manipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandeshkhali II 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 8,152. That makes it the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,707 residents.

Manipur village has 4,161 males and 3,991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manipur has about 959 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 Manipur is 743446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manipur covers 1083.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manipur falls under Sandeshkhali II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manipur is Habra, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manipur.

Manipur is about 14 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manipur is in Sandeshkhali II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Habra is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 1.5 km away. Sandeshkhali II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daudpur (16 km), Rampur (17 km) and Gabbaria (24 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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