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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 281 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 557
Male Population 281
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 45th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 688 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 139 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Manoharpur, 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 Manikpur
Nearest railway station Manoharpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 27 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 34 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 139 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumaria 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 557. That makes it the 45th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 688 residents.

Manikpur village has 281 males and 276 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manikpur falls under Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Manoharpur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 139 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Dumaria tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Manoharpur is about under 2 km away. Dumaria is about 27 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manoharpur (under 2 km), Forest Block (10 km) and Jangle Block (10 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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