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About Manika Village

Manika is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 573 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743348, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kulpi
Pincode 743348
Area (hectares) 57.2 hectares
Population 1,111
Male Population 573
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Manika compares

By the 2011 count Manika is the 87th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 57.2 hectares work out to about 19 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 955.

Getting to Manika

The census records public bus service for Manika 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manika from other places

Manika lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 3.9 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 Manika
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulpi 9.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Manika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manika village had a population of 1,111. That makes it the 87th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Manika village has 573 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manika has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Manika is 743348. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manika covers 57.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Manika falls under Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manika is Diamond Harbour, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Manika.

Manika is about 19 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.

Manika is in Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 3.9 km away. Kulpi is about 9.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanra (under 2 km), Barbaria (under 2 km) and Bishnurampur (under 2 km).

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

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