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About Manikjor Village

Manikjor is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 485 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikjor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikjor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur I
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 103.4 hectares
Population 939
Male Population 485
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikjor compares

By the 2011 count Manikjor is the 72nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 103.4 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Manikjor

Manikjor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikjor as Available within 5 - 10 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 Manikjor from other places

Manikjor lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 5.1 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 Manikjor
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 5.1 km
Nearest town Baruipur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur I 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Manikjor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikjor village had a population of 939. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Manikjor village has 485 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikjor has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Manikjor is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikjor covers 103.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikjor falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikjor is Dakshin Durgapur, about 5.1 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 km distance for Manikjor.

Manikjor is about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikjor is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 5.1 km away. Baruipur is about 7.6 km away. Bishnupur I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uchhakhali (under 2 km), Panarala (under 2 km) and Damdamakismat (under 2 km).

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

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