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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 928, made up of 464 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 928
Male Population 464
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

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 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 29 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 1.7 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 Murli Halt 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.7 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.7 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 29 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajmahal 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 928. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Manikpur village has 464 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Murli Halt, about 1.7 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 29 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 1.7 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.7 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darlaghat (under 2 km), Sraipura (under 2 km) and Chhotaharchandpur (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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