# Manika Buzurg Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/manika-buzurg/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Manika Buzurg Manika Buzurg is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,724 people in 336 households**, the 37th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,724people (2011) - 336households - 54.6%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Manika Buzurg PIN code and other codes Manika Buzurg falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhrampur - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Manika Buzurg from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)24 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)24 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 Manika Buzurg? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Manika Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Samsatipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Manika Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Manika Buzurg Of every 100 households in Manika Buzurg in 2011, 6 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Manika Buzurg · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **12% Toilet within the home ****38%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **81% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **45% Television ****12%** **10% Mobile phone ****44%** **49% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **22% 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 Manika Buzurg? ■ Manika Buzurg · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **936 Working population ****26.7%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 42.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 339 (74%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 49 (11%) 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 Sarairanjan - Gaupur2,123 people - Sherpur Marsari2,003 people - Bishunpur Manika1,936 people - Soapakar1,864 people - Khajuri1,717 people - Gopalpur Ram Kishun1,603 people - Balbhadarpur Mehsi1,587 people - Chak Alahdad1,562 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manika Buzurg from Samastipur?24 km by road - What is the population of Manika Buzurg?1,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manika Buzurg in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manika Buzurg?54.6% (Census 2011)