About Manikbasan Village

Manikbasan is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 659 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikbasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikbasan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Ramnagar II
Pincode	721453
Area (hectares)	81.75 hectares
Population	1,261
Male Population	659
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Manikbasan compares

By the 2011 count Manikbasan is the 42nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 81.75 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Manikbasan

Manikbasan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Manikbasan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikbasan from other places

Manikbasan 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 Manikbasan
Nearest railway station	Haldia	3.3 km
Nearest town	Monoharpur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar II	18 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	18 km

Villages closest to Manikbasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikbasan village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Manikbasan village has 659 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikbasan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Manikbasan is 721453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikbasan covers 81.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manikbasan falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikbasan is Haldia, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Manikbasan.

Manikbasan 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.

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