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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 921 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 921
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 34 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 923.

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 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 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 Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 3.7 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 Dehri on Sone 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 9.2 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 9.2 km
District headquarters Rohtas 38 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dehri 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 1,814. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Manikpur village has 921 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Manikpur covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Dehri on Sone, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

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

Manikpur is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri on Sone is about 3.7 km away. Dehri is about 9.2 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhainsaha (under 2 km), Bastipur (under 2 km) and Sujanpur (under 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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