# Manikthar Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Manikthar

Manikthar is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,926 people in 358 households**, the 61st largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 1,926people (2011)
- 358households
- 63.5%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Manikthar PIN code and other codes

Manikthar falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanaha
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219126

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Manikthar from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)50 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 Manikthar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Manikthar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

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 Manikthar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Manikthar

Of every 100 households in Manikthar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manikthar · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**27%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**28%

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 Manikthar?

■ Manikthar · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****713**

**929

Working population ****22.4%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 49.0% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 388 (90%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (6%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Parihar

- Parsandih2,175 people
- Bela Khurd2,079 people
- Laptaha Lagunia2,075 people
- Siswatia2,070 people
- Laduari1,787 people
- Bhiswa1,771 people
- Hanuman Nagar1,683 people
- Rambhelahi1,615 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manikthar from Sitamarhi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Manikthar?1,926 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikthar in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manikthar?63.5% (Census 2011)