Manikpur, Chitrakoot

This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh. For other uses, see Manikpur (disambiguation).

Manikpur is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in Chitrakoot district, a nagar panchayat, and Tehsil in the District. It is an important junction on the Jabalpur-Prayagraj railway line.

Manikpur Manikpur
Town
Manikpur Junction railway station
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Coordinates: 25°04′N 81°06′E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chitrakoot
Government
• Type	NAGAR PANCHAYAT
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,467
Languages~ Hindi.bandhi.bundelkhandi
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP 96
Website	up.gov.in

Geography

Manikpur is located at 25°04′N 81°06′E. ^[1] It is surrounded by the large Vindhya mountain range.

Demographics

As of the 2011 India census,^[2] Manikpur Sarhat had a population of 15,435. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Manikpur Sarhat has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy is 50%. In Manikpur Sarhat, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transportation

• It is an important railway Station in the Jabalpur-Prayagraj Section. One other railway line goes to Jhansi. Many important trains halt in Manikpur.^[3]
• Manikpur is connected to Chitrakoot and Rajpur by State Highway and by private bus services to all the nearest major cities.