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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Niwas tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 468 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.04 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Niwas
Area (hectares) 491.04 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 468
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 38th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 671 residents. Its 491.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 57 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Deori, about 55 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
Tehsil headquarters Niwas 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Deori 55 km
Nearest town Nowrozabad 56 km
District headquarters Mandla 57 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Niwas 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 922. That makes it the 38th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 671 residents.

Manikpur village has 468 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Manikpur covers 491.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Manikpur falls under Niwas tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Deori, about 55 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 57 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Niwas tehsil of Mandla district. Niwas is about 8.3 km away. Deori is about 55 km away. Nowrozabad is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jilhati (2.6 km), Gadhbisora (2.9 km) and Chaudas (3.5 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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