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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 475 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Jagdishpur
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 475
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 100th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Manikpur

The census records public bus service for Manikpur 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 <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 114 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 7.6 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 Biraul 7.6 km
Nearest town Benipur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdishpur 20 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 114 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdishpur 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 904. That makes it the 100th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Manikpur village has 475 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Manikpur covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Biraul, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 114 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Biraul is about 7.6 km away. Benipur is about 8.9 km away. Jagdishpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangitpur (under 2 km), Bairahi (5.1 km) and Shiupur (6.7 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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