About Manikchak Village

Manikchak is a large village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,038, made up of 2,103 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1254.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikchak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Manikchak
Pincode	732202
Area (hectares)	1254.54 hectares
Population	4,038
Male Population	2,103
Female Population	1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikchak compares

By the 2011 count Manikchak is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 1254.54 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Manikchak

Manikchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikchak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manikchak from other places

Manikchak lies about 27 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Rajmahal, about 7.1 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 Manikchak
Nearest railway station	Rajmahal	7.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	7.5 km
District headquarters	Maldah	27 km

Villages closest to Manikchak

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

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Common questions about Manikchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikchak village had a population of 4,038. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Manikchak village has 2,103 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikchak has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Manikchak is 732202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikchak covers 1254.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Manikchak falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikchak is Rajmahal, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Manikchak.

Manikchak is about 27 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikchak is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Rajmahal is about 7.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.5 km away. Maldah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.