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About Maniknagar Village

Maniknagar is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 659 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maniknagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maniknagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 58.12 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 659
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Maniknagar compares

By the 2011 count Maniknagar is the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 58.12 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Maniknagar

Maniknagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maniknagar 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 Maniknagar from other places

Maniknagar lies about 116 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 15 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 Maniknagar
Nearest railway station Bithan 15 km
Nearest town Bangaon 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 116 km

Villages closest to Maniknagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maniknagar village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 40th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Maniknagar village has 659 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maniknagar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Maniknagar is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maniknagar covers 58.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maniknagar falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maniknagar is Bithan, about 15 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 Maniknagar.

Maniknagar is about 116 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maniknagar is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bithan is about 15 km away. Bangaon is about 19 km away. Pranpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansnagar (under 2 km), Budhnagar (under 2 km) and Ganganagar (under 2 km).

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

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