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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,481, made up of 2,293 males and 2,188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.61 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 272.61 hectares
Population 4,481
Male Population 2,293
Female Population 2,188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 20th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 272.61 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 15 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Baheri, about 13 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 Baheri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 15 km
District headquarters Ballia 15 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansdih 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 4,481. That makes it the 20th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Manikpur village has 2,293 males and 2,188 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Manikpur covers 272.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Baheri, about 13 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 for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 15 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Baheri is about 13 km away. Bansdih is about 15 km away. Ballia is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankar (under 2 km), Kol Khurd (4.1 km) and Gajiyapur (4.5 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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