Manikpur, West Bengal

Manikpur
Manikpur
Census Town
	Manikpur Location in West Bengal, India Manikpur Manikpur (India)
	Coordinates: 22°28′N 88°02′E / 22.47°N 88.03°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Population (2011)
• Total	19,804
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-WB
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Howrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sankrail
Website	howrah.gov.in

Manikpur is a census town in Sankrail CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.^[1]

Geography

Manikpur is located at 22°28′N 88°02′E / 22.47°N 88.03°E / 22.47; 88.03.^[2]

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Manikpur had a total population of 19,804 of which 10,392 (52%) were males and 9,412 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 2,253. The total number of literates in Manikpur was 13,378 (76.22% of the population over 6 years).^[3]

Manikpur was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.^[4]

As of 2001 India census,^[5] Manikpur had a population of 19,125. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Manikpur has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67% and female literacy is 54%. In Manikpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Bus

Sarenga (Kolatala More) - New Town Unitech

Train

Sankrail railway station and Abada railway station on Howrah-Kharagpur line are the nearest railway stations.

References

^ "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ "Yahoo maps of Manikpur". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[1] "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[2] "Yahoo maps of Manikpur". Yahoo maps. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

[census2011-3] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[4] "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomeration Having Population Above 1 Lakh. Census of India 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[5] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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