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About Maunia Village

Maunia is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 252 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 214.89 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 252
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maunia compares

By the 2011 count Maunia is the 79th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 214.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 963.

Getting to Maunia

Maunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maunia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhupur, Madla, Marcha and Matha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Maunia village had a population of 493. That makes it the 79th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Maunia village has 252 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maunia has about 956 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 Maunia is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maunia covers 214.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maunia falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maunia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maunia.

Maunia is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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