# Manikpur Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 296 households**, the 35th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,617people (2011)
- 296households
- 31.6%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

Manikpur falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224872

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?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Raiganj (nearest town)25 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 82% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.6%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**953

Working population ****42.5%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 38.7% for men and 24.1% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 143 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (2%) · **■** Marginal 498 (72%)

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 Balrampur

- Ahuta1,782 people
- Palsa Khanabari1,761 people
- Aphrail1,628 people
- Parua1,620 people
- Bankipur1,615 people
- Dullahpur1,587 people
- Birnagar1,585 people
- Ibrahimpur1,484 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manikpur from Katihar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?1,617 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?31.6% (Census 2011)