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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Bilaspur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 746 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilaspur
Pincode 495004
Area (hectares) 214.52 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 746
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available
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 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents. Its 214.52 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

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. 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 10 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 4.2 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.

Distances from Manikpur
Nearest railway station Gatora 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilaspur 10 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 10 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaspur 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 1,400. That makes it the 55th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,256 residents.

Manikpur village has 746 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 495004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 214.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Gatora, about 4.2 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 10 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Bilaspur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 4.2 km away. Bilaspur is about 10 km away. Bilāspur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dheka (2.2 km), Dhuma (2.2 km) and Domuhani (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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