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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 811 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 221503
Area (hectares) 163.01 hectares
Population 1,531
Male Population 811
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 222nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 163.01 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Manikpur

The census records public bus service for Manikpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 2.1 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 Handia Khas 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 2.8 km
Nearest town Phulpur 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Handia 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 1,531. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Manikpur village has 811 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 221503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 163.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Handia Khas, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 2.1 km away. Handia is about 2.8 km away. Phulpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala (under 2 km), Pure Chandel (under 2 km) and Rawatpur (1.6 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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