# Paschim Manikpur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Manikpur

Paschim Manikpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,308 people in 517 households**, the 10th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 2,308people (2011)
- 517households
- 91.5%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Manikpur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Manikpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paschim Manikpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****38%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

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 Paschim Manikpur?

■ Paschim Manikpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**956

Working population ****30.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 86.3% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 199 (28%) · **■** Marginal 494 (70%)

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 Contai - I

- Bishwanathpur2,853 people
- Baksispur2,788 people
- Nayaput2,372 people
- Biramput2,370 people
- Kudbheri2,088 people
- Kantai2,045 people
- Silampur2,032 people
- Ghatua1,904 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Manikpur?2,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Manikpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Manikpur?91.5% (Census 2011)