# Manikpur Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491223**. The 2011 Census counted **539 people in 101 households**, the 125th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 539people (2011)
- 101households
- 77.6%literacy
- 491223PIN code

## Manikpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Manikpur is 491223.** Manikpur falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491223
- Gram panchayatDhandongri
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440674

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?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)9 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.B.Nagar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ramatola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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?

About 61% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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, 96 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**71%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Manikpur?

■ Manikpur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**959

Working population ****46.9%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.1% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 130 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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 Dongargarh

- Kohla Kasa581 people
- Diwantola577 people
- Ledijob576 people
- Khampura557 people
- Jarwahi537 people
- Kharkhatola537 people
- Manki537 people
- Banspahad506 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Manikpur?491223
- How far is Manikpur from Rajnandgaon?42 km by road
- What is the population of Manikpur?539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?77.6% (Census 2011)