Manikhira is a village in

Gaighata Gaighata is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Situated on the banks of the river Jamuna, Gaighata is located ...

CD Block in

Bangaon subdivision Bangaon subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. History In 1883 Bangaon subdivision was transferred from Nadia district to Jessore district. At the time of Partition of Ben ...

of the North Twenty Four Parganas district in the state of

West Bengal West Bengal (; Bengali language, Bengali: , , abbr. WB) is a States and union territories of India, state in the East India, eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabi ...

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Geography

It is situated 9.1 km away from CD Block/ sub-district headquarters

and 42.8 km away from district headquarters

Barasat Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (K ...

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Manikhira had a total population of 2,898, of which 1,474 (51%) were males and 1,424 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 238. The total number of literates in Manikhara was 2,111 (79.36% of the population over 6 years).

Transport

It is on the Thakurnagar-Ramchandrapur Road, which links Manikhira to NH 112 (

Jessore Road Jessore Road is an International road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum in Kolkata, India to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It continues in ...

). The nearest railway station is at

Thakurnagar Thakurnagar is a Census Town in Gaighata CD Block in Bangaon subdivision of North 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. History Thakurnagar is named after Pramath Ranjan Thakur, the great-grandson of the founder of the ...

Healthcare

Chandpara Rural Hospital, the main medical facility in Gaighata CD Block, is located at

. The Bhaduria primary health centre at Ramchandrapur is located nearby.

References

Villages in North 24 Parganas district {{North24Parganas-geo-stub