Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,196 people in 203 households, the 92nd largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,196 people (2011) - 203 households - 59.4% literacy - 974 females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Chak Ibrahim - Community development block Saraiya - Census village code 228433 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Manikpur from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Manikpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 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 81% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Saraiya rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 14% - Toilet within the home 6% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 77% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 30% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 47% 48% - Television 2% 15% - Mobile phone 50% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 13% 18% - Own their home 97% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Manikpur? ■ Manikpur · ■ Saraiya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 59.4% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 974 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 837 917 - Working population 20.1% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 37% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 33 (14%) · ■ Household industry 12 (5%) · ■ Other work 52 (22%) · ■ Marginal 115 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraiya - Chak Bazo 1,410 people - Chak Abdul Rahim 1,280 people - Harpur Beni 1,266 people - Gahila 1,200 people - Dhanrajpur urf Arar 1,186 people - Amuara Chaube 1,183 people - Chak Saidani 1,181 people - Gobindpur 1,176 people All 154 villages in Saraiya ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Muzaffarpur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur? 1,196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in? Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur? 59.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/manikpur-228433/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.