# Manikkunda Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Manikkunda

Manikkunda is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,828 people in 654 households**, the 8th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,828people (2011)
- 654households
- 73.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikkunda

Of every 100 households in Manikkunda in 2011, 38 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikkunda · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**66%

Tap water ****68%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**32%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Manikkunda?

■ Manikkunda · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**950

Working population ****41.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 68.0% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 322 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (11%) · **■** Marginal 413 (35%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Shrinagar3,548 people
- Jagannathpur3,284 people
- Manoharpur3,018 people
- Lakshipur2,939 people
- Kuldaha2,651 people
- Purshuri2,550 people
- Jagannathpur2,445 people
- Chandur2,395 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikkunda?2,828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikkunda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikkunda?73.3% (Census 2011)