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About Manikpara Village

Manikpara is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 388 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 106.9 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 388
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Manikpara compares

By the 2011 count Manikpara is the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 106.9 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Manikpara

Manikpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Manikpara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Manikpara from other places

Manikpara lies about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 12 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 Manikpara
Nearest railway station Dhachna 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 25 km

Villages closest to Manikpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpara village had a population of 786. That makes it the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Manikpara village has 388 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpara has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Manikpara is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpara covers 106.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpara falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpara is Dhachna, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Manikpara.

Manikpara is about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpara is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 12 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatapur (2.9 km), Bishnupur (4.6 km) and Islampur (8.3 km).

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

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