# Manikjhatia Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur 

# Manikjhatia

Manikjhatia is a village in Sankrail sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **749 people in 171 households**, the 34th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 749people (2011)
- 171households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikjhatia

Of every 100 households in Manikjhatia in 2011, 55 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manikjhatia · ■ Sankrail rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****20%**

**51%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Manikjhatia?

■ Manikjhatia · ■ Sankrail rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**973

Working population ****54.3%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 279 (69%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Sankrail

- Andhari767 people
- Kasiapada760 people
- Rampura759 people
- Phulbani750 people
- Nehar745 people
- Chhorda743 people
- Haripurbirua738 people
- Naikansol721 people

[All 287 villages in Sankrail](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sankrail/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikjhatia?749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikjhatia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sankrail sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikjhatia?66.9% (Census 2011)