Manikpur, West Bengal

This article is about the municipality in Howrah district. For other uses, see Manikpur (disambiguation).

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

Manikpur
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22.47°N 88.03°E / 22.47; 88.03
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

Geography

Manikpur is located at 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^[update] 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

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.
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.