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About Manikpur Village

Manikpur is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,980, made up of 2,049 males and 1,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Manikpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Manikpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 507.88 hectares
Population 3,980
Male Population 2,049
Female Population 1,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Manikpur compares

By the 2011 count Manikpur is the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 507.88 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Manikpur

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

Manikpur lies about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhulabari, about 6.0 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 Manikpur
Nearest railway station Dhulabari 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 9.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 9.5 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 55 km

Villages closest to Manikpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Manikpur village had a population of 3,980. That makes it the 26th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Manikpur village has 2,049 males and 1,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Manikpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Manikpur is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Manikpur covers 507.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Manikpur falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Manikpur is Dhulabari, about 6.0 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 Manikpur.

Manikpur is about 55 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Manikpur is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhulabari is about 6.0 km away. Islampur is about 9.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madaripur (under 2 km), Phulhara (1.6 km) and Kulthar (1.7 km).

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

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