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About Manpur Village

Manpur is a small village in Arsha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 93 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Arsha
Pincode 723201
Area (hectares) 146.9 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 93
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manpur compares

By the 2011 count Manpur is the 90th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents. Its 146.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Manpur

Manpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manpur as Available within 5 - 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 Manpur from other places

Manpur lies about 47 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Pundhag, 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 Manpur
Nearest railway station Pundhag 14 km
Nearest town Chas 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Arsha 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 47 km

Villages closest to Manpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manpur village had a population of 176. That makes it the 90th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,629 residents.

Manpur village has 93 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Manpur is 723201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manpur covers 146.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manpur falls under Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manpur is Pundhag, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manpur.

Manpur is about 47 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manpur is in Arsha tehsil of Puruliya district. Pundhag is about 14 km away. Chas is about 26 km away. Arsha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhamanpur (under 2 km), Torang (2.5 km) and Harada (3.0 km).

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

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