Village · Baramkela, Raigarh
# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496554. The 2011 Census counted 1,091 people in 275 households, the 28th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.
- 1,091 people (2011)
- 275 households
- 73.5% literacy
- 496554 PIN code

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Manikpur is 496554. Manikpur falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496554
- Gram panchayat Manikpur
- Community development block Sarailendha
- Census village code 435571

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Manikpur from nearby towns?
- Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Baramkela (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Manikpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Manikpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chandrapur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Manikpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and peanut. About 48% of the 509 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Manikpur

Of every 100 households in Manikpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Baramkela rural average
- Electricity for lighting 76% 83%
- Toilet within the home 2% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87%
- Tap water 1% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 6% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 12% 37%
- Television 16% 22%
- Mobile phone 15% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 27%
- Own their home 98% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Manikpur?

■ Manikpur · ■ Baramkela rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.5% 74.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1070 947
- Working population 57.4% 49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 62.6% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 74 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 346 (55%) · ■ Household industry 15 (2%) · ■ Other work 35 (6%) · ■ Marginal 156 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela
- Barpali 1,221 people
- Bhikhampura 1,207 people
- Bargaon 1,175 people
- Kandola 1,111 people
- Hirri 1,064 people
- Girhulpali 1,034 people
- Kanthipali 1,024 people
- Khorigaon 1,015 people

All 243 villages in Baramkela

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Manikpur? 496554
- How far is Manikpur from Raigarh? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur? 1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur? 73.5% (Census 2011)

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