Mankar

Mankar
Village
Mankar
Location in West Bengal, India
Mankar
Mankar (India)
Coordinates: 23°26′07″N 87°33′10″E / 23.435319°N 87.55273°E / 23.435319; 87.55273Coordinates: 23°26′07″N 87°33′10″E / 23.435319°N 87.55273°E / 23.435319; 87.55273
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purba Bardhaman
Population (2011)
 • Total 10,370
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 713144 (Mankar)
Telephone/STD code 03452
Lok Sabha constituency Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Galsi
Website bardhaman.gov.in

Mankar is a village in Galsi I CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Mankar had a total population of 10,370, of which 5,290 (51%) were males and 5,080 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,088. The total number of literates in Mankar was 6,981 (75.21% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Transport

Mankar is a station on the Bardhaman-Asansol section, which is a part of Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line and Howrah-Delhi main line.[2]

State Highway 14 (West Bengal) running from Dubrajpur (in Birbhum district) to Betai (in Nadia district) passes through Mankar.[3]

Education

Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management was established at Mankar in 2008. It is affiliated with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology.[4]

Mankar College at Mankar was established in 1987. It is affiliated with Kazi Nazrul University (K.N.U.). It offers honours courses in Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy, accountancy, computer science and mathematics.[5]

Healthcare

There is a rural hospital at Mankar.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "63509 Bardhaman-Asansol MEMU". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management". KIEM. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mankar College". College Admission. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bardhaman district". Medical Institutions. Bardhaman district administration. Retrieved 6 March 2017.


External Reading

https://sobbanglay.com/sob/mankar/

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