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About Mangalkot Village

Mangalkot is one of the larger villages in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,537, made up of 5,876 males and 5,661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1875.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mangalkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mangalkot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713147
Area (hectares) 1875.51 hectares
Population 11,537
Male Population 5,876
Female Population 5,661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mangalkot compares

By the 2011 count Mangalkot is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 1875.51 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Mangalkot

Mangalkot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mangalkot as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mangalkot from other places

Mangalkot lies about 30 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saota, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mangalkot
Nearest railway station Saota 9.1 km
Nearest town Guskhara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangolkote 30 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 30 km

Villages closest to Mangalkot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangolkote tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mangalkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mangalkot village had a population of 11,537. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Mangalkot village has 5,876 males and 5,661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mangalkot has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Mangalkot is 713147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mangalkot covers 1875.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mangalkot falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mangalkot is Saota, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mangalkot.

Mangalkot is about 30 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mangalkot is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saota is about 9.1 km away. Guskhara is about 17 km away. Mangolkote is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Kharija Kshirgram (2.6 km), Chak Pratappur (2.6 km) and Nigan (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mangalkot today is likely to be higher.

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