About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 833 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.12 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	151.12 hectares
Population	1,617
Male Population	833
Female Population	784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
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 32nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 151.12 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 49 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	21 km
District headquarters	Katihar	49 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 1,617. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Manikpur village has 833 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Manikpur covers 151.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Dhachna, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 49 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 5.2 km away. Dhachna is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.