# Manik Pur Buzurg, Shahkund, Bhagalpur – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/manik-pur-buzurg/ Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Manik Pur Buzurg Manik Pur Buzurg is a village in [Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/) sub-district of [Bhagalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,661 people in 335 households**, the 40th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 1,661people (2011) - 335households - 85.7%literacy - 790females per 1,000 males ## Manik Pur Buzurg PIN code and other codes Manik Pur Buzurg falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhulni - Community development blockShahkund - Census village code239790 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Manik Pur Buzurg from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town)37 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 Manik Pur Buzurg? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Manik Pur Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Manik Pur Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 244 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Manik Pur Buzurg Of every 100 households in Manik Pur Buzurg in 2011, 49 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Manik Pur Buzurg · ■ Shahkund rural average Electricity for lighting ****49%** **19% Toilet within the home ****37%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **76% Tap water ****4%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **92% Use banking services ****90%** **50% Television ****37%** **12% Mobile phone ****72%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Manik Pur Buzurg? ■ Manik Pur Buzurg · ■ Shahkund rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****790** **880 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **927 Working population ****30.5%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 79.0% for women. 44% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (15%) · **■** Household industry 33 (7%) · **■** Other work 115 (23%) · **■** Marginal 247 (49%) 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 Shahkund - Koranda1,772 people - Rampurdih1,712 people - Saidpur1,696 people - Chandpur1,671 people - Shekhpur1,654 people - Pachrukhi1,653 people - Tetaria1,605 people - Jagarnathpur1,590 people [All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manik Pur Buzurg from Bhagalpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Manik Pur Buzurg?1,661 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manik Pur Buzurg in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manik Pur Buzurg?85.7% (Census 2011)