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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,155, made up of 624 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 1,155
Male Population 624
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manikpur from other places

Manikpur lies about 23 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Wanabar Halt, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 4.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 16 km
Nearest railway station Wanabar Halt 17 km
District headquarters Arwal 23 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurtha 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 1,155. That makes it the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Manikpur village has 624 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Manikpur covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Wanabar Halt, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 23 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 4.8 km away. Tekāri is about 16 km away. Wanabar Halt 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 Koni (under 2 km), Chhatoi (under 2 km) and Kimdar Chak (under 2 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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