# Manikpur Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,922 people in 390 households**, the 22nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 2,922people (2011)
- 390households
- 69.1%literacy
- 851females per 1,000 males

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

Manikpur falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKeshopur
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247792

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?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)15 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?

12 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 58% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Manikpur?

■ Manikpur · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**921

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 54.0% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (20%) · **■** Marginal 284 (32%)

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 Simri

- Ekauna3,890 people
- Majhwari3,880 people
- Diaman3,505 people
- Dullahpur3,081 people
- Khaira2,835 people
- Parari2,749 people
- Durasan2,511 people
- Gayaghat2,468 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manikpur from Buxar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?2,922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?69.1% (Census 2011)