Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,971 people in 657 households, the 14th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 3,971 people (2011) - 657 households - 61.1% literacy - 914 females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Manikpur - Community development block Saraiya - Census village code 228454 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Manikpur from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ) 3 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? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jaitpur - ○ 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 under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 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 78% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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, 10 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Saraiya rural average - Electricity for lighting 10% 14% - Toilet within the home 28% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 77% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 28% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96% - Use banking services 62% 48% - Television 10% 15% - Mobile phone 83% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 4% 2% - None of these assets 4% 18% - Own their home 99% 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+) 61.1% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 973 917 - Working population 32.9% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 49.7% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 191 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 462 (35%) · ■ Household industry 200 (15%) · ■ Other work 279 (21%) · ■ Marginal 176 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraiya - Gorgawan Dih 5,519 people - Khaira 4,995 people - Amaitha 4,286 people - Gurgawan 4,275 people - Bahilwara Gobind 3,786 people - Basra Kazi 3,705 people - Kolhua 3,697 people - Gopinathpur Doghra 3,672 people All 154 villages in Saraiya ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Muzaffarpur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur? 3,971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in? Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur? 61.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/manikpur-228454/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.