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Manikpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Haora, West Bengal - Census 2011

Manikpur is a Census Town city situated in Sankrail block of Haora district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,478 families residing in the Manikpur city. The total population of Manikpur is 19,804 out of which 10,392 are males and 9,412 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manikpur is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manikpur city is 2253 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1142 male children and 1111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manikpur is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (906).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manikpur is 76.2%. Thus Manikpur has lower literacy rate compared to 83.3% of Haora district. The male literacy rate is 80.43% and the female literacy rate is 71.53% in Manikpur.

Manikpur Census Town has total administration over 4,478 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Manikpur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Manikpur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,253 1,142 1,111
Literacy 76.2% 71.6% 63.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,976 3,159 2,817
Scheduled Tribe 62 29 33
Illiterate 6,426 2,952 3,474

Caste-wise Population - Manikpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Manikpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,976 3,159 2,817
Schedule Tribe 62 29 33

Religion-wise Population - Manikpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Manikpur is 10,634 which is 53.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Manikpur is 9,091 which is 45.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Manikpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,634 (53.7%) 5,713 4,921
Muslim 9,091 (45.9%) 4,636 4,455
Christian 38 (0.19%) 22 16
Sikh 26 (0.13%) 14 12
Buddhist 5 (0.03%) 2 3
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.05%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Manikpur

The total literacy rate of Manikpur was 76.22% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 13,378 literates, males were 7,440 while females were 5,938. Also the male literacy rate was 80.43% and the female literacy rate was 71.53% in Manikpur.

  Manikpur West Bengal
Female 71.53% 70.54%
Male 80.43% 81.69%
Total 76.22% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Manikpur

The Sex Ratio of Manikpur is 906. Thus per every 1000 men there were 906 females in Manikpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 906 ) of Manikpur.

Child Population - Manikpur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,253 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manikpur. Out of which 1,142 were male while 1,111 were female.

Working Population - Manikpur

In Manikpur Census Town out of total population, 7,851 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,851 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,843 5,104 739
Cultivators 22 21 1
Agriculture Labourer 59 40 19
Household Industries 1,308 1,032 276
Other Workers 4,454 4,011 443
Marginal Workers 2,008 1,128 880
Non Working 11,953 4,160 7,793

Manikpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Manikpur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,804 67.6% 906

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