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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 272 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 229.76 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 272
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 120th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 229.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1017.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Manikpur from other places

Manikpur lies about 32 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 7.5 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 railway station Paniajob 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 8.2 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 32 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh 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 539. That makes it the 120th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Manikpur village has 272 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 982 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 229.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikpur falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Paniajob, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 32 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 7.5 km away. Dongargarh is about 8.2 km away. Rajnandgaon 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 Rama Tola (under 2 km), Hirapur (under 2 km) and Motipur (under 2 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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