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About Mankuri Village

Mankuri is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 259 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mankuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 98.34 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 259
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Mankuri compares

By the 2011 count Mankuri is the 116th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 98.34 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mankuri

Mankuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mankuri 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 Mankuri from other places

Mankuri lies about 152 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 1.9 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 Mankuri
Nearest railway station Manikui 1.9 km
Nearest town Bhetia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Salbani 28 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 152 km

Villages closest to Mankuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mankuri village had a population of 512. That makes it the 116th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Mankuri village has 259 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mankuri has about 977 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Mankuri is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mankuri covers 98.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mankuri falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mankuri is Manikui, about 1.9 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 Mankuri.

Mankuri is about 152 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mankuri is in Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Manikui is about 1.9 km away. Bhetia is about 15 km away. Salbani is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patajharia (3.0 km), Bhaudi (4.0 km) and Chandabila (6.0 km).

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

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