# Manikpur Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,059 people in 396 households**, the 40th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 2,059people (2011)
- 396households
- 36.3%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

Manikpur falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBabhani
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224195

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?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 77% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.3%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**975

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.6% for men and 28.4% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 180 (30%)

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 Dagarua

- Chand Bhathi2,201 people
- Korhaili2,149 people
- Lasanpur2,126 people
- Patringa2,099 people
- Basbaili2,014 people
- Maria1,976 people
- Darha1,972 people
- Phulpur1,936 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manikpur from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?2,059 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?36.3% (Census 2011)