# Manikpur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/manikpur/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,181 people in 704 households**, the 20th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 4,181people (2011) - 704households - 68.9%literacy - 857females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBariyarpur - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243480 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? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)20 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)20 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Munger - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 98% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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, 28 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****28%** **36% Toilet within the home ****27%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **64% Tap water ****12%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **92% Use banking services ****73%** **65% Television ****22%** **24% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **27% 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 · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **919 Working population ****32.8%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 371 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 212 (15%) · **■** Marginal 429 (31%) 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 Surajgarha - Kiranpur5,008 people - Sirikishun4,746 people - Ghuset4,404 people - Budhauli Bankar4,304 people - Toralpur4,041 people - Amarpur3,932 people - Bherha3,860 people - Kasba3,848 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Lakhisarai?20 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur?4,181 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?68.9% (Census 2011)