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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,126, made up of 1,095 males and 1,031 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Silchar
Pincode 788025
Area (hectares) 184.66 hectares
Population 2,126
Male Population 1,095
Female Population 1,031
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 67th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 184.66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Manikpur 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 <5 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 15 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Shribar, about 5.6 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 Shribar 5.6 km
District headquarters Cachar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Silchar 16 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silchar 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 2,126. That makes it the 67th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Manikpur village has 1,095 males and 1,031 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 788025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 184.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Shribar, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 15 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Shribar is about 5.6 km away. Cachar is about 15 km away. Silchar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ikrathal F V (10 km), Nuwagang F V (10 km) and Ujan Nagar (10 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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