# Manikpur Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 175 households**, the 84th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 672people (2011)
- 175households
- 78.7%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikpur

Of every 100 households in Manikpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Manikpur?

■ Manikpur · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1406**

**970

Working population ****38.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.7% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%) · **■** Marginal 128 (49%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Jethia694 people
- Narasinhapur692 people
- Gotgere690 people
- Bhairabpur686 people
- Andulya668 people
- Jamjhatia668 people
- Disiti664 people
- Barbasantapur645 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikpur?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?78.7% (Census 2011)