# Manikchak Village, Manikchak, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Manikchak, Maldah 

# Manikchak

Manikchak is a village in Manikchak sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,038 people in 928 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 4,038people (2011)
- 928households
- 65.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikchak

Of every 100 households in Manikchak in 2011, 14 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manikchak · ■ Manikchak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**85%

Use banking services ****22%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**51%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Manikchak?

■ Manikchak · ■ Manikchak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**950

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 56.3% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (46%) · **■** Household industry 47 (4%) · **■** Other work 230 (17%) · **■** Marginal 316 (24%)

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 Manikchak

- Paschim Narayanpur5,542 people
- Salabatganj4,744 people
- Narayanpur4,072 people
- Lalbathani4,067 people
- Talim Nagar4,023 people
- Kasimnagar3,790 people
- Dharampur3,708 people
- Islampur3,602 people

[All 89 villages in Manikchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/manikchak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikchak?4,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikchak in?Maldah district (Manikchak sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikchak?65.3% (Census 2011)