About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a small village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 138 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	138
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 106th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 14 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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	Barahat Junction	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	14 km
District headquarters	Banka	14 km
Nearest town	Bānka	14 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

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Common questions about Manikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 263. That makes it the 106th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Manikpur village has 138 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Barahat Junction, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 14 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Shambhuganj is about 14 km away. Banka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.