Manikhira, Gaighata

Manikhira is a village located in the Gaighata Subdivision of 24 Paraganas North district of West Bengal. The village falls in Gaighata block and comes under Shimulpur Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Manikhira is 3.2 thousands out of which 1.6 thousands are males and rest 1.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 967 females per 1000 males. There are around 238 teenagers in Manikhira. It has literacy rate of 73% which means around 2.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 2.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 34 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 734 households in Manikhira, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Manikhira is 743287 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Thakurnagar Sub Post office
• Chikanpara Branch Post office
• Colony Ramchandra Pur Branch Post office

Schools

Manikhira has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Thakurnagar High School
• Shimulpur A Narahari Vidyapith
• Thakurnagar Balika Vidyalaya
• Ramchandrapur Pallimangal Vidyapith(High School)
• Pvt. Gurunanak Nursery & K.G. School

Hospitals

Manikhira has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Chanadpara(M) Sub-Center
• Borah Sub-Center
• Chikonpara Sub-Center
• Chandpara Block Primary Health Center
• Kaya Sub-Center

Banks

Manikhira has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bandhan Bank Thakurnagar
• Indian Bank Swarupnagar