# Manikchouri Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/manikchouri/ Village · Masturi, Bilaspur # Manikchouri Manikchouri is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495551**. The 2011 Census counted **2,272 people in 544 households**, the 36th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,272people (2011) - 544households - 60.2%literacy - 495551PIN code ## Manikchouri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Manikchouri is 495551.** Manikchouri falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495551 - Gram panchayatManikchouri - Community development blockMasturi - Census village code438901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Manikchouri from nearby towns? - Masturi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)33 km by road - Bilaspur (nearest town)33 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 Manikchouri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Manikchouri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pachpedi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Manikchouri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Manikchouri Of every 100 households in Manikchouri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Manikchouri · ■ Masturi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **85% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****78%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****26%** **27% Television ****25%** **26% Mobile phone ****22%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **32% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Manikchouri? ■ Manikchouri · ■ Masturi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876** **959 Working population ****47.5%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 44.8% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (11%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (9%) · **■** Marginal 631 (58%) 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 Masturi - Deori2,721 people - Rank2,455 people - Dhurwakari2,452 people - Hirri2,409 people - Chisda2,218 people - Madai2,182 people - Bhadaura2,107 people - Bharari2,098 people [All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Manikchouri?495551 - How far is Manikchouri from Bilaspur?33 km by road - What is the population of Manikchouri?2,272 (Census 2011) - Which district is Manikchouri in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Manikchouri?60.2% (Census 2011)