# Manikpur Village, Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Islampur, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Manikpur

Manikpur is a village in Islampur sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,980 people in 705 households**, the 26th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.5%.

- 3,980people (2011)
- 705households
- 37.8%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Manikpur

Of every 100 households in Manikpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manikpur · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**62%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**53.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**967

Working population ****30.8%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.7% for men and 33.5% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 164 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 617 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (5%) · **■** Marginal 380 (31%)

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 Islampur

- Matikunda4,529 people
- Bhelagachhi4,528 people
- Gunjaria4,470 people
- Kamlagaon4,316 people
- Iluabari3,921 people
- Panditpota3,898 people
- Kuargaon3,853 people
- Kundargaon3,306 people

[All 101 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Manikpur?3,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manikpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Islampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Manikpur?37.8% (Census 2011)