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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Unchahara tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,993, made up of 1,576 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Unchahara
Area (hectares) 408 hectares
Population 2,993
Male Population 1,576
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 12th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within 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 16 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 12 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 Lagargawan 12 km
Nearest town Nāgod 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Unchahara 16 km
District headquarters Satna 16 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Unchahara 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 2,993. That makes it the 12th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Manikpur village has 1,576 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Manikpur covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Unchahara tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Lagargawan, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 16 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Unchahara tehsil of Satna district. Lagargawan is about 12 km away. Nāgod is about 14 km away. Unchahara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulgarhi (2.1 km), Shyamnagar (2.3 km) and Gunjhir (2.3 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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