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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Banapur tehsil, in the district of Khordha, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 604 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Khordha
Tehsil Banapur
Pincode 752031
Area (hectares) 132 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 604
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 23rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 575 residents. Its 132 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

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 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 61 km from Khordha, and the nearest railway station is Nayagarh Town, about 16 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 Nayagarh Town 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Banapur 28 km
Nearest town Polasara 44 km
District headquarters Khordha 61 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banapur 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 1,152. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 575 residents.

Manikpur village has 604 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 752031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Banapur tehsil of Khordha district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Nayagarh Town, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 61 km from Khordha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Banapur tehsil of Khordha district. Nayagarh Town is about 16 km away. Banapur is about 28 km away. Polasara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manipur (under 2 km), Mohanpur (under 2 km) and Mahulia (2.9 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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