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About Mani Kara Village

Mani Kara is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 358 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mani Kara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mani Kara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721451
Area (hectares) 152.72 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 358
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mani Kara compares

By the 2011 count Mani Kara is the 93rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 152.72 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mani Kara

Mani Kara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mani Kara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mani Kara from other places

Mani Kara lies about 35 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Sardiha, about 1.7 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 Mani Kara
Nearest railway station Sardiha 1.7 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dantan I 35 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Mani Kara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dantan I 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 Mani Kara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mani Kara village had a population of 697. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Mani Kara village has 358 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mani Kara has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mani Kara is 721451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mani Kara covers 152.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mani Kara falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mani Kara is Sardiha, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mani Kara.

Mani Kara is about 35 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mani Kara is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 1.7 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Dantan I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anipara (under 2 km), Paikpara (under 2 km) and Saorapir (20 km).

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

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