Village · Bhabua, Kaimur # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 160 people in 32 households, the 205th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 160 people (2011) - 32 households - 68.8% literacy - 1,078 females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sonhan - Community development block Bhabua - Census village code 250162 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Manikpur from nearby towns? - Bhabua (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Bhabua (district HQ) 10 km by road - Bhabua (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Manikpur? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Sonhan - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhabua - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhabua - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhabua - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Manikpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 92% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Manikpur Of every 100 households in Manikpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Bhabua rural average - Electricity for lighting 38% 21% - Toilet within the home 3% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 86% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 28% 57% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 93% - Use banking services 52% 43% - Television 28% 17% - Mobile phone 24% 58% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 10% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 10% 25% - Own their home 69% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Manikpur? ■ Manikpur · ■ Bhabua rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1078 916 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 944 948 - Working population 42.5% 29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.6% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 17 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (6%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 15 (22%) · ■ Marginal 31 (46%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhabua - Barka Deharma 216 people - Basgitia 204 people - Sandalpur 194 people - Jagdishpur 171 people - Bagahi 120 people - Manpur 110 people - Sagar 105 people - Belkatra 90 people All 286 villages in Bhabua ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Bhabua? 10 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur? 160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in? Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur? 68.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/manikpur-250162/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.