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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Suti II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 607 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742224, 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 Suti II
Pincode 742224
Area (hectares) 109.16 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 607
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents. Its 109.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Manikpur

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 <5 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 Suti II 34 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 Suti II 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 1,171. That makes it the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,615 residents.

Manikpur village has 607 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 742224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 109.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Suti II 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 <5 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 Suti II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 4.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 13 km away. Suti II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairabpur (under 2 km), Khanpur (3.5 km) and Kisorpur (3.6 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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