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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a small village in Chinour tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 131 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Chinour
Pincode 475001
Area (hectares) 170.78 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 131
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 170.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, well above the tehsil average of 864.

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 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 26 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Rayatpura, about 15 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 town Gohad 12 km
Nearest railway station Rayatpura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinour 26 km
District headquarters Gwalior 26 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinour 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 256. That makes it the 71st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Manikpur village has 131 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 475001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 170.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manikpur falls under Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Rayatpura, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 26 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Chinour tehsil of Gwalior district. Gohad is about 12 km away. Rayatpura is about 15 km away. Chinour is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Shyampur Tanka (10 km) and Saraipura (14 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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