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About Manmathanagar Village

Manmathanagar is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,971, made up of 4,040 males and 3,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 998.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manmathanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manmathanagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 998.63 hectares
Population 7,971
Male Population 4,040
Female Population 3,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Manmathanagar compares

By the 2011 count Manmathanagar is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 998.63 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Manmathanagar

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

Manmathanagar lies about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 20 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 Manmathanagar
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Canning 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 43 km

Villages closest to Manmathanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manmathanagar village had a population of 7,971. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Manmathanagar village has 4,040 males and 3,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manmathanagar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Manmathanagar is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manmathanagar covers 998.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manmathanagar falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manmathanagar is Canning, about 20 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 Manmathanagar.

Manmathanagar is about 43 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.

Manmathanagar is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 3.2 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harishpur (2.8 km), Bagbagan (2.9 km) and Chandipur (3.0 km).

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

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