About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 344 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur II
Pincode	721301
Area (hectares)	103.2 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	344
Female Population	328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 82nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 103.2 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Manikpur

Manikpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikpur 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 Manikpur from other places

Manikpur 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 Manikpur
Nearest railway station	Sardiha	1.7 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharagpur II	35 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	35 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

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Common questions about Manikpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 672. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Manikpur village has 344 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 103.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur 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 Manikpur.

Manikpur 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.

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