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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,091, made up of 551 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 496554
Area (hectares) 508.75 hectares
Population 1,091
Male Population 551
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 28th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 508.75 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

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 12 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 32 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 Baramkela 12 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 32 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baramkela 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 1,091. That makes it the 28th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Manikpur village has 551 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 980 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 496554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 508.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikpur falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Raigarh, about 32 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 12 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 12 km away. Raigarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amurra (under 2 km), Pikarimal (1.9 km) and Jalgarh (2.0 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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