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About Manikpara Village

Manikpara is one of the larger villages in Pakaur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,022, made up of 2,544 males and 2,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakaur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 153.44 hectares
Population 5,022
Male Population 2,544
Female Population 2,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpara compares

By the 2011 count Manikpara is the 12th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents. Its 153.44 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Manikpara

Manikpara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikpara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikpara from other places

Manikpara lies about 11 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Sanko Para Halt, about 3.4 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 Manikpara
Nearest railway station Sanko Para Halt 3.4 km
Nearest town Dhuliān 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakaur 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 11 km

Villages closest to Manikpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakaur 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 Manikpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpara village had a population of 5,022. That makes it the 12th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,620 residents.

Manikpara village has 2,544 males and 2,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpara has about 974 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Manikpara is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpara covers 153.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpara falls under Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manikpara is Sanko Para Halt, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Manikpara.

Manikpara is about 11 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpara is in Pakaur tehsil of Pakur district. Sanko Para Halt is about 3.4 km away. Dhuliān is about 7.0 km away. Pakaur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Malaipur (under 2 km), Madanmohanpur (1.5 km) and Sahapur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manikpara today is likely to be higher.

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