# Mankhanda Village, Diamond Harbour - II – Population

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Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mankhanda

Mankhanda is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,028 people in 489 households**, the 33rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,028people (2011)
- 489households
- 87.4%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mankhanda

Of every 100 households in Mankhanda in 2011, 59 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mankhanda · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**84%

Use banking services ****43%**

**42%

Television ****33%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mankhanda?

■ Mankhanda · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**937

Working population ****35.6%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 83.2% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 306 (42%) · **■** Marginal 291 (40%)

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 Diamond Harbour - II

- Pipulat2,195 people
- Kholakhali2,159 people
- Nila2,155 people
- Nabasan2,105 people
- Purba Bhabanipur2,007 people
- Pitambara1,974 people
- Pashchim Gobindapur1,931 people
- Mirzapur1,928 people

[All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mankhanda?2,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mankhanda in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mankhanda?87.4% (Census 2011)