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About Manikchauri Village

Manikchauri is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,838, made up of 899 males and 939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikchauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikchauri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 402.98 hectares
Population 1,838
Male Population 899
Female Population 939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikchauri compares

By the 2011 count Manikchauri is the 47th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 402.98 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Manikchauri

Manikchauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manikchauri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Manikchauri from other places

Manikchauri lies about 30 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Manikchowree, about under 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 Manikchauri
Nearest railway station Manikchowree under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 9.0 km
District headquarters Raipur 30 km

Villages closest to Manikchauri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abhanpur 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 1,838. That makes it the 47th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Manikchauri village has 899 males and 939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikchauri has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Manikchauri is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikchauri covers 402.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikchauri falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikchauri is Manikchowree, about under 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 village for Manikchauri.

Manikchauri is about 30 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikchauri is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Manikchowree is about under 2 km away. Abhanpur is about 6.6 km away. Nawāpāra is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tokaro (1.9 km), Thelka Bhandha (1.9 km) and Gatapar (2.5 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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