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About Manikunda Village

Manikunda is a mid sized village in Marsaghai tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 941 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kendrapara
Tehsil Marsaghai
Pincode 754212
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 941
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikunda compares

By the 2011 count Manikunda is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,416 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Manikunda

Manikunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikunda from other places

Manikunda lies about 23 km from Kendrapara, and the nearest railway station is Gopinathjew Banikunda, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Manikunda
Nearest railway station Gopinathjew Banikunda under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Marsaghai 15 km
Nearest town Parādīp Garh 17 km
District headquarters Kendrapara 23 km

Villages closest to Manikunda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marsaghai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Manikunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikunda village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,416 residents.

Manikunda village has 941 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikunda has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Manikunda is 754212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikunda covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikunda falls under Marsaghai tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Manikunda is Gopinathjew Banikunda, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikunda.

Manikunda is about 23 km from Kendrapara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikunda is in Marsaghai tehsil of Kendrapara district. Gopinathjew Banikunda is about under 2 km away. Marsaghai is about 15 km away. Parādīp Garh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taradeipur (17 km), Kan Pur (38 km) and Mahanangala (39 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Manikunda today is likely to be higher.

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