Manikhira Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Manikhira is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 671 families residing in the village Manikhira. The total population of Manikhira is 2,898 out of which 1,474 are males and 1,424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manikhira is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manikhira village is 238 which is 8% of the total population. There are 121 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manikhira is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Manikhira village.

Population
2,898
Families
671
Literacy
79.36%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manikhira is 79.4%. Thus Manikhira village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 84.41% and the female literacy rate is 74.14% in Manikhira village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Manikhira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Manikhira Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Manikhira village.

Total Male Female
Children 238 121 117
Literacy 79.36% 84.41% 74.14%
Scheduled Caste 2,217 1,115 1,102
Scheduled Tribe 31 14 17
Illiterate 787 332 455

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 76.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Manikhira village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Manikhira village out of total population, 1,069 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,069 workers engaged in Main Work, 301 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 268 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 925 792 133
Cultivators 301 290 11
Agriculture Labourer 268 201 67
Household Industries 12 11 1
Other Workers 344 290 54
Marginal Workers 144 83 61
Non Working 1,829 599 1,230

Nearby Villages to Manikhira,

Below are the list of villages near Manikhira village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Bhaduria 2,793
Faridkati 584
Ramchandrapur 1,425
Madhusudankati 972
Kaipukharia 755
Bishnupur 4,119
Malayapur 923
Tegharia 1,920
Singjol 2,035
Gazna 3,238

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