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About Manpur Village

Manpur is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 569 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, 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 Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 215.26 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 569
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manpur compares

By the 2011 count Manpur is the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 215.26 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 995.

Getting to Manpur

Manpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 46 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Nimdih, about 4.3 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 Nimdih 4.3 km
Nearest town Kopali 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 21 km
District headquarters Puruliya 46 km

Villages closest to Manpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barabazar 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 1,128. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Manpur village has 569 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manpur has about 982 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Manpur is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manpur covers 215.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Manpur is Nimdih, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manpur.

Manpur is about 46 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 Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Nimdih is about 4.3 km away. Kopali is about 14 km away. Barabazar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunatpur (5.4 km), Sasangdih (5.9 km) and Bhalukdih (9.7 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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