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About Manikkunda Village

Manikkunda is a large village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,828, made up of 1,444 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikkunda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 328.2 hectares
Population 2,828
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Manikkunda compares

By the 2011 count Manikkunda is the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 328.2 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 943.

Getting to Manikkunda

Manikkunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikkunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Madhabpur, Mahabala, Maheshpur and Mamudpur. 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 Manikkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikkunda village had a population of 2,828. That makes it the 7th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Manikkunda village has 1,444 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikkunda has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Manikkunda is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikkunda covers 328.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikkunda falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Manikkunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Manikkunda.

Manikkunda is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Manikkunda today is likely to be higher.

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