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About Manikahar Village

Manikahar is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,114, made up of 4,233 males and 3,881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742163
Area (hectares) 303.04 hectares
Population 8,114
Male Population 4,233
Female Population 3,881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikahar compares

By the 2011 count Manikahar is the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 303.04 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Manikahar

Manikahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikahar as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahammadpur, Mahata, Mahatpur and Maklishpur. 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 Manikahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikahar village had a population of 8,114. That makes it the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Manikahar village has 4,233 males and 3,881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikahar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Manikahar is 742163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikahar covers 303.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikahar falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Manikahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Manikahar is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Manikahar today is likely to be higher.

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