About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Parbalpur tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 356 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares.

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,057 residents. Its 63 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 917.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 from other places

Manikpur lies about 8.5 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Noorsarai, about under 2 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.

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parbalpur tehsil.

• Sinawan 5.4 km
• Dadupur 8.9 km
• Dhanawan 10 km
• Milki 10 km
• Pilich 13 km
• Sakardih 13 km

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.