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About Manikpur Khurd Village

Manikpur Khurd is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 347 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 749 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 347
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 749
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Manikpur Khurd

Manikpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpur Khurd 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikpur Khurd from other places

Manikpur Khurd lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 12 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 12 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Manikpur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur Khurd village had a population of 607. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Manikpur Khurd village has 347 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur Khurd has about 749 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Manikpur Khurd covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur Khurd falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur Khurd is Ganganiyan, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur Khurd.

Manikpur Khurd is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur Khurd is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ganganiyan is about 12 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Shahkund is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikpur (under 2 km), Sarauni (under 2 km) and Sarauni Arazi (under 2 km).

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

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