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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 304 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721631, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721631
Area (hectares) 73.34 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 304
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 73.34 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Manikpur

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

Manikpur lies about 18 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 3.3 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 Haldia 3.3 km
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nandigram I 18 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 18 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 595. That makes it the 85th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Manikpur village has 304 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 721631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 73.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Haldia, about 3.3 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 Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 18 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Haldia is about 3.3 km away. Monoharpur is about 5.6 km away. Nandigram I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basuli Chak (3.5 km), Bara Nagar (3.6 km) and Gokul Nagar (3.6 km).

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

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