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About Manikpat Village

Manikpat is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 95 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 17.68 hectares
Population 182
Male Population 95
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Manikpat compares

By the 2011 count Manikpat is the 233rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 17.68 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Manikpat

Manikpat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpat 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 Manikpat from other places

Manikpat 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 Manikpat
Nearest railway station Sardiha 1.7 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 35 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Manikpat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpat village had a population of 182. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Manikpat village has 95 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpat has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Manikpat is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpat covers 17.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpat falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpat 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpat.

Manikpat 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.

Manikpat is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Sardiha is about 1.7 km away. Jhārgrām is about 16 km away. Garbeta 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 Chandai (11 km), Chandrapur (11 km) and Chandrerbankata (11 km).

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

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