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About Manikchauri Village

Manikchauri is a large village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,518, made up of 1,276 males and 1,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikchauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikchauri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 639.85 hectares
Population 2,518
Male Population 1,276
Female Population 1,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikchauri compares

By the 2011 count Manikchauri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 639.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Manikchauri

Manikchauri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Manikchauri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikchauri from other places

Manikchauri lies about 14 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 64 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 Manikchauri
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 12 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 14 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 64 km

Villages closest to Manikchauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kawardha 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 Manikchauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikchauri village had a population of 2,518. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Manikchauri village has 1,276 males and 1,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikchauri has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Manikchauri is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikchauri covers 639.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikchauri falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikchauri is Hathbandh, about 64 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikchauri.

Manikchauri is about 14 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikchauri is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 12 km away. Kabeerdham is about 14 km away. Hathbandh is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (2.3 km), Birkona (2.8 km) and Dubha (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manikchauri today is likely to be higher.

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