# Manikpur Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,388 people in 406 households**, the 28th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,388people (2011)
- 406households
- 65.9%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

Manikpur falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLaugain
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code240934

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Manikpur from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)28 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?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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

Of every 100 households in Manikpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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?

■ Manikpur · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**943

Working population ****45.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 49% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (2%) · **■** Marginal 661 (61%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Motanga2,567 people
- Gachia2,505 people
- Tahirpur2,499 people
- Mohamadppur2,497 people
- Kath Bangaon2,383 people
- Bhagalpur2,288 people
- Kushmaha2,264 people
- Balias2,255 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manikpur from Banka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?2,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?65.9% (Census 2011)