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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 993, made up of 498 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 993
Male Population 498
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 38 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 21 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 Boarijor 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 21 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 25 km
District headquarters Godda 38 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Boarijor 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 993. That makes it the 37th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Manikpur village has 498 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 994 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 21 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 38 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 1.5 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 21 km away. Sāhibganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandaniya (under 2 km), Dhorri (under 2 km) and Bara Boarijor (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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