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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 583 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, 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 Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 169.88 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 583
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 169.88 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

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 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 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
Nearest town Katghora 14 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 26 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 Poundi Uproda 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 1,161. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Manikpur village has 583 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 169.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Poundi Uproda 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 10+ km distance 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 Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 14 km away. Gevra Road is about 22 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamkachhar (3.3 km), Madanpur (6.6 km) and Raniatari (8.9 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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