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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 606 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Saraiya
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 1,196
Male Population 606
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 90th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 29 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Vaishali, about 3.0 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 Vaishali 3.0 km
Nearest town Lālganj 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiya 21 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 29 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiya 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 1,196. That makes it the 90th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Manikpur village has 606 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Manikpur covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Vaishali, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 29 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Vaishali is about 3.0 km away. Lālganj is about 9.8 km away. Saraiya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahmatpur (1.9 km), Raepura (2.8 km) and Atraulia (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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