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About Maniko Village

Maniko is a mid sized village in Hilli tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 712 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maniko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maniko village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Hilli
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 357.16 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 712
Female Population 642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maniko compares

By the 2011 count Maniko is the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 357.16 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maniko

Maniko is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maniko as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakma, Lalpur, Laskarpur and Mahishnota. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maniko

As per the Census of India 2011, Maniko village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Maniko village has 712 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maniko has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Maniko is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maniko covers 357.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maniko falls under Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maniko notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Maniko.

Maniko is in Hilli tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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