# Manikahar Village, Beldanga - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/manikahar/

Village · Beldanga - II, Murshidabad 

# Manikahar

Manikahar is a village in Beldanga - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,114 people in 1,828 households**, the 6th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 8,114people (2011)
- 1,828households
- 69.5%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikahar

Of every 100 households in Manikahar in 2011, 34 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikahar · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**57%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**24%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Manikahar?

■ Manikahar · ■ Beldanga - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****813**

**968

Working population ****32.4%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 66.5% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 567 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (16%) · **■** Household industry 155 (6%) · **■** Other work 705 (27%) · **■** Marginal 783 (30%)

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 Beldanga - II

- Saktipur13,123 people
- Kashipur11,967 people
- Rejinagar10,103 people
- Loknathpur9,512 people
- Jhikra8,075 people
- Kamnagar7,923 people
- Rampara Faridpur7,768 people
- Nazirpur6,912 people

[All 71 villages in Beldanga - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikahar?8,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikahar in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikahar?69.5% (Census 2011)