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About Manikaura Village

Manikaura is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 314 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272194
Area (hectares) 58.31 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 314
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikaura compares

By the 2011 count Manikaura is the 184th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 58.31 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Manikaura

Manikaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Manikaura from other places

Manikaura lies about 142 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Khalispur, about under 2 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 Manikaura
Nearest railway station Khalispur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 9.8 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 24 km
District headquarters Basti 142 km

Villages closest to Manikaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 Manikaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikaura village had a population of 658. That makes it the 184th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Manikaura village has 314 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikaura has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Manikaura is 272194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikaura covers 58.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikaura falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikaura is Khalispur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikaura.

Manikaura is about 142 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikaura is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Khalispur is about under 2 km away. Bhanpur is about 9.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (2.2 km), Saraini (3.1 km) and Belwadan (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manikaura today is likely to be higher.

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