# Manikpur Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/manikpur/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,897 people in 1,012 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 4,897people (2011) - 1,012households - 61.3%literacy - 1,087females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManikpur - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236964 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? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)23 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)23 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Patori - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 78% of the 651 hectares of village land is sown, and 396 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, 11 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **12% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****38%** **45% Television ****10%** **10% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **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 · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **936 Working population ****24.5%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 48.1% for women. 39% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 309 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (13%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (6%) · **■** Marginal 650 (54%) 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 - Harlochanpur5,670 people - Dharampur5,418 people - Naua Chak5,109 people - Harpur Barheta5,050 people - Bahadurpur Armauli4,373 people - Narghoghi4,222 people - Akhtiarpur Balbhadar3,846 people - Lagwa3,707 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Samastipur?23 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur?4,897 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?61.3% (Census 2011)