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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Pali tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 421 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Pali
Pincode 495449
Area (hectares) 443.09 hectares
Population 830
Male Population 421
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 443.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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 village. 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 26 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Pali 13 km
Nearest town Katghora 14 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 22 km
District headquarters Korba 26 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pali 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 830. That makes it the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Manikpur village has 421 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 971 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 495449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 443.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manikpur falls under Pali tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Gevra Road, about 22 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 26 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Pali tehsil of Korba district. Pali is about 13 km away. Katghora is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangamar (under 2 km), Sajabahari (2.0 km) and Rainpur (2.4 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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