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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 387 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 91.13 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 387
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 91.13 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikpur from other places

Manikpur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 4.2 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 Manikpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 4.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 27 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 751. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Manikpur village has 387 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 91.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Lohapur, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 4.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Khargram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangapara (3.5 km), Rameswarpur (3.5 km) and Sujapur (4.9 km).

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

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