# Maniko Village, Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hilli, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Maniko

Maniko is a village in Hilli sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,354 people in 339 households**, the 22nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 1,354people (2011)
- 339households
- 76.8%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Maniko

Of every 100 households in Maniko in 2011, 36 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Maniko · ■ Hilli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****16%**

**36%

Television ****17%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Maniko?

■ Maniko · ■ Hilli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**966

Working population ****36.6%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 69.2% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 241 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (30%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (13%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

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 Hilli

- Mahishnota1,413 people
- Matais1,392 people
- Srirampur1,375 people
- Agra1,365 people
- Jotghatak1,343 people
- Nafar1,318 people
- Laskarpur1,311 people
- Chapahat1,293 people

[All 82 villages in Hilli](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/hilli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Maniko?1,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maniko in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Hilli sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Maniko?76.8% (Census 2011)