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About Manik Nagar Village

Manik Nagar is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 697 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manik Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manik Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743396
Area (hectares) 67.99 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 697
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Manik Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Manik Nagar is the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 67.99 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Manik Nagar

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

Manik Nagar lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 8.3 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 Manik Nagar
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 8.3 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Manik Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar 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 Manik Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Manik Nagar village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 47th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Manik Nagar village has 697 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manik Nagar has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Manik Nagar is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manik Nagar covers 67.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manik Nagar falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manik Nagar is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 8.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manik Nagar.

Manik Nagar is about 16 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.

Manik Nagar is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 8.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 14 km away. Jaynagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhosa (under 2 km), Chandaneshwar (under 2 km) and Purba Gabberia (1.6 km).

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

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