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About Purba Mankadanga Village

Purba Mankadanga is a mid sized village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 385 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Mankadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Mankadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733213
Area (hectares) 82.15 hectares
Population 734
Male Population 385
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
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 Purba Mankadanga compares

By the 2011 count Purba Mankadanga is the 85th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 82.15 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Purba Mankadanga

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

Purba Mankadanga lies about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gunjaria, about 2.9 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 Purba Mankadanga
Nearest railway station Gunjaria 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 10 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 36 km

Villages closest to Purba Mankadanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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 Purba Mankadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Mankadanga village had a population of 734. That makes it the 85th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Purba Mankadanga village has 385 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Mankadanga has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Purba Mankadanga is 733213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Mankadanga covers 82.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Mankadanga falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Mankadanga is Gunjaria, about 2.9 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 Purba Mankadanga.

Purba Mankadanga is about 36 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Mankadanga is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gunjaria is about 2.9 km away. Islampur is about 10 km away. Islāmpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Mankadanga (under 2 km), Dakshin Thuthipakar (under 2 km) and Dhantola (1.7 km).

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

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