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About Manakapur Village

Manakapur is one of the larger villages in Chikodi tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,346, made up of 4,302 males and 4,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 944.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manakapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manakapur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Chikodi
Pincode 591216
Area (hectares) 944.31 hectares
Population 8,346
Male Population 4,302
Female Population 4,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manakapur compares

By the 2011 count Manakapur is the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents. Its 944.31 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Manakapur

Manakapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manakapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Manakapur from other places

Manakapur lies about 88 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Hatkanangale, about 13 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 Manakapur
Nearest town Ichalkaranji 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Hatkanangale 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikodi 27 km
District headquarters Belgaum 88 km

Villages closest to Manakapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manakapur village had a population of 8,346. That makes it the 18th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,865 residents.

Manakapur village has 4,302 males and 4,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manakapur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Manakapur is 591216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manakapur covers 944.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manakapur falls under Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Manakapur is Hatkanangale, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manakapur.

Manakapur is about 88 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manakapur is in Chikodi tehsil of Belgaum district. Ichalkaranji is about 5.5 km away. Hatkanangale is about 13 km away. Chikodi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasanal (3.3 km), Boragaon (6.5 km) and Boragaonwadi (6.5 km).

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

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