# Manikpur Halhalia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/manikpur-halhalia/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Manikpur Halhalia Manikpur Halhalia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,058 people in 428 households**, the 58th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 2,058people (2011) - 428households - 57.0%literacy - 892females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur Halhalia PIN code and other codes Manikpur Halhalia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRahikpur Thila Mohan - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221566 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Manikpur Halhalia from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Araria (district HQ)16 km by road - Araria (nearest town)16 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Manikpur Halhalia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur Halhalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Manikpur Halhalia known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mungfali**. About 73% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Manikpur Halhalia Of every 100 households in Manikpur Halhalia in 2011, 10 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Manikpur Halhalia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **12% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****20%** **20% Television ****10%** **8% Mobile phone ****37%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Manikpur Halhalia? ■ Manikpur Halhalia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **955 Working population ****34.5%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (34%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (15%) · **■** Marginal 196 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj - Lachhmipur2,165 people - Kusamaha2,155 people - Simraha2,154 people - Bhantabari2,142 people - Bara1,977 people - Halhalia jagir1,927 people - Gopalpur1,846 people - Hatpothia1,842 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur Halhalia from Araria?16 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur Halhalia?2,058 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur Halhalia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur Halhalia?57.0% (Census 2011)