# Manikhar Village, Kalna - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalna - I, Barddhaman 

# Manikhar

Manikhar is a village in Kalna - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,973 people in 713 households**, the 12th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,973people (2011)
- 713households
- 72.6%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikhar

Of every 100 households in Manikhar in 2011, 63 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikhar · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**47%

Tap water ****6%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Manikhar?

■ Manikhar · ■ Kalna - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**979

Working population ****36.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (13%) · **■** Household industry 52 (5%) · **■** Other work 77 (7%) · **■** Marginal 761 (70%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kalna - I

- Dharmmadanga3,620 people
- Rangapara3,435 people
- Mrijapur3,330 people
- Kakuria3,206 people
- Raniband2,895 people
- Utra2,829 people
- Hatbele2,824 people
- Gopalpur2,792 people

[All 99 villages in Kalna - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/kalna-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikhar?2,973 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikhar in?Barddhaman district (Kalna - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikhar?72.6% (Census 2011)