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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 943 males and 957 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.61 hectares hectares.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 91.61 hectares
Population 1,900
Male Population 943
Female Population 957
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 91.61 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

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 5 - 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 38 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 18 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 town Mehndāwal 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 33 km
District headquarters Basti 38 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 1,900. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Manikpur village has 943 males and 957 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Manikpur covers 91.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Khalilabad, about 18 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 38 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Mehndāwal is about 6.5 km away. Khalilabad is about 18 km away. Harraiya is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumanpur (under 2 km), Lachhimanpur Bidhya Singh (under 2 km) and Laxamanpur (under 2 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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