# Manikpur Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/manikpur/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,164 people in 835 households**, the 17th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 4,164people (2011) - 835households - 63.3%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHasuwaha Manikpur - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218057 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? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)24 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)9 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 85% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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, 5 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **6% Toilet within the home ****20%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **36% Television ****18%** **7% Mobile phone ****42%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **922 Working population ****34.6%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 690 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (14%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (17%) · **■** Marginal 281 (20%) 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 Harsidhi - Kanchhedwa5,674 people - Ranjita4,903 people - Matiaria Nizamat4,271 people - Bhada4,224 people - Sewraha4,052 people - Gobindpur4,020 people - Wolha3,624 people - Charrahiya3,501 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Motihari?24 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur?4,164 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?63.3% (Census 2011)