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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Tetaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,218, made up of 647 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Tetaria
Pincode 845426
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,218
Male Population 647
Female Population 571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 38 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Bansghat, about 6.4 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 Bansghat 6.4 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tetaria 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 38 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tetaria 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 1,218. That makes it the 26th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,235 residents.

Manikpur village has 647 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Bansghat, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 38 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Tetaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Bansghat is about 6.4 km away. Sāhibganj is about 7.1 km away. Tetaria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maniarpur (under 2 km), Narayanpur (3.4 km) and Bal Bhadarpur Nankar (5.2 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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