Manikchak is located at 25°04′53″N 87°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 the diara.

It "is a relatively well drained flat land formed by the fluvial deposition of newer alluvium."

[1] The area is a part of the Malda Sadar subdivision, which is an overwhelmingly rural region, but the area shown in the map has pockets of urbanization with 17 census towns, concentrated mostly in the Kaliachak I CD block.

[2][3] The bank of the Ganges between Bhutni and Panchanandapur (both the places are marked on the map), is the area worst hit by left bank erosion, a major problem in the Malda area.

[12] Manikchak College at Mathurapur, established in 2014, is affiliated to the University of Gour Banga.