Manikchak | |
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Village | |
  Manikchak Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Manikchak Manikchak (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:25°04′53″N87°53′57″E / 25.081441°N 87.899111°E /25.081441; 87.899111 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 269,813 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 732202 |
| STD/ Telephone code | 03512 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Manikchak |
| Website | malda |
Manikchak is a village in theManikchakCD block in theMalda Sadar subdivision ofMalda district in the state ofWest Bengal,India.
Manikchak is located at25°04′53″N87°53′57″E / 25.081441°N 87.899111°E /25.081441; 87.899111
The area shown in the adjoining map is the physiographic sub-region known as thediara. It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by thefluvial deposition of neweralluvium." The most note-worthy feature is theFarakka Barrage across the Ganges.[1] The area is a part of theMalda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelminglyrural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets ofurbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in theKaliachak I CD block.[2][3] The bank of theGanges betweenBhutni andPanchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit byleft bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.[4] The ruins ofGauda, capital of several empires, is located in this area.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Manikchak police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Manikchak CD block.[6][7]
The headquarters of Manikchak CD block is at Manikchak.[6][8][9]
According to the2011 Census of India, Manikchak had a total population of 4,038, of which 2,103 (52%) were males and 1,935 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 700. The total number of literate persons in Manikchak was 2,181 (65.34% of the population over 6 years).[10]
State Highway 10 connects Manickchak toNational Highway 12 (old number NH 34) at Malda andNational Highway 131A at Ratua.[11]
There is a private ferry service operating between Manikchak ferry ghat and Sahibganj ferry ghat, across theGanges, in Jharkhand. Around 15,000 to 20,000 people use the ferry on weekdays.[12]
Manikchak College at Mathurapur, established in 2014, is affiliated to theUniversity of Gour Banga. It offers an honours course in Bengali and a general course in arts.[13][14]
Manikchak Rural Hospital at Manikchak with 30 beds is the main medical facility in Manikchak CD Block. There areprimary health centres atBhutni (with 10 beds), Mathurapur (with 4 beds) and Nurpur (with 4 beds).[15]
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 The road to Manikchak ghat | |
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