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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,093 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 2,059
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 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 132 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garhpura, about 5.0 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 Garhpura 5.0 km
Nearest town Bakhri 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 132 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 2,059. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Manikpur village has 1,093 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Manikpur covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Garhpura, about 5.0 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 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 132 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Garhpura is about 5.0 km away. Bakhri is about 9.7 km away. Dagarua is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakraili (2.4 km), Madhuakol (5.8 km) and Thathauli (9.9 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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