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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,181, made up of 2,251 males and 1,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.95 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 162.95 hectares
Population 4,181
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 1,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 162.95 hectares work out to about 26 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 887.

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 10+ 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 19 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, about 5.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Abhaipur 5.6 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 19 km
Nearest town Luckeesarai 19 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 4,181. That makes it the 17th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Manikpur village has 2,251 males and 1,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 887.

Manikpur covers 162.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Abhaipur, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 19 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Surajgarha is about 5.0 km away. Abhaipur is about 5.6 km away. Lakhisarai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawadpur (under 2 km), Bansipur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (3.1 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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