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About Manikhira Village

Manikhira is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,898, made up of 1,474 males and 1,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743287, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikhira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743287
Area (hectares) 216.18 hectares
Population 2,898
Male Population 1,474
Female Population 1,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manikhira compares

By the 2011 count Manikhira is the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 216.18 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Manikhira

Manikhira is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Manikhira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kaya, Kulghuti, Madhusudankati and Mahishakati. 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 Manikhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikhira village had a population of 2,898. That makes it the 37th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Manikhira village has 1,474 males and 1,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikhira has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Manikhira is 743287. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikhira covers 216.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikhira falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Manikhira notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Manikhira.

Manikhira is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Manikhira today is likely to be higher.

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