# Manikpur Village, Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Chhuriya, Rajnandgaon 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Chhuriya sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491668**. The 2011 Census counted **562 people in 130 households**, the 157th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 562people (2011)
- 130households
- 72.2%literacy
- 491668PIN code

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Manikpur is 491668.** Manikpur falls in Chhuriya sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491668
- Gram panchayatDhangaon
- Community development blockChhuria
- Census village code441031

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?

- Chhuriya (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dongargaon (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumarda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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, tivra and wheat**. About 79% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 82 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****93%**

**83%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Chhuriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1038

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****512**

**1008

Working population ****61.6%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 60.8% for women. 58% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 190 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (11%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 103 (30%)

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 Chhuriya

- Bendadi578 people
- Padram Tola576 people
- Ramtarai573 people
- Biru Tola566 people
- Kubradih555 people
- Anko553 people
- Lalu Tola551 people
- Munjal Kalan551 people

[All 218 villages in Chhuriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/chhuriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Manikpur?491668
- How far is Manikpur from Rajnandgaon?42 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?562 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Chhuriya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?72.2% (Census 2011)
