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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Bijni tehsil, in the district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 422 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.3 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Bongaigaon
Tehsil Bijni
Area (hectares) 186.3 hectares
Population 841
Male Population 422
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 146th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents. Its 186.3 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 989.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Manikpur from other places

Manikpur lies about 24 km from Bongaigaon, and the nearest railway station is Patiladaha, 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 Manikpur
Nearest railway station Patiladaha 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijni 10 km
Nearest town Barpeta Road 17 km
District headquarters Bongaigaon 24 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 146th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,026 residents.

Manikpur village has 422 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 993 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 989.

Manikpur covers 186.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikpur falls under Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Patiladaha, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 24 km from Bongaigaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Bijni tehsil of Bongaigaon district. Patiladaha is about 2.9 km away. Bijni is about 10 km away. Barpeta Road is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borbila (under 2 km), Baripara (2.6 km) and Bhatipara (2.6 km).

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

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