# Manikpur Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/manikpur/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Manikpur Manikpur is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **824 people in 144 households**, the 67th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 824people (2011) - 144households - 74.6%literacy - 1,076females per 1,000 males ## Manikpur PIN code and other codes Manikpur falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatFuchti Kala - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233319 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? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)37 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? 13 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Parsagarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 76% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 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, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Manikpur · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****17%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **68% Television ****5%** **15% Mobile phone ****74%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877** **925 Working population ****21.5%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 66.5% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 48 (27%) · **■** Other work 16 (9%) · **■** Marginal 113 (64%) 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 Ekma - Bishunpura Kalan1,104 people - Siuri1,094 people - Dhana Dih1,040 people - Panre Chhapra1,040 people - Bansi Chhapra815 people - Dhanauti807 people - Gauspur784 people - Hanumanganj779 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Manikpur from Chhapra?45 km by road - What is the population of Manikpur?824 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikpur in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?74.6% (Census 2011)