About Monteswar Village

Monteswar is one of the larger villages in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,331, made up of 4,731 males and 4,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 791.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Monteswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Monteswar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Manteswar
Pincode	713145
Area (hectares)	791.46 hectares
Population	9,331
Male Population	4,731
Female Population	4,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Monteswar compares

By the 2011 count Monteswar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 791.46 hectares work out to about 12 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 966.

Getting to Monteswar

Monteswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Monteswar as Available within village. 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 Monteswar from other places

Monteswar lies about 32 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Nigan, about 15 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 Monteswar
Tehsil headquarters	Manteswar	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Nigan	15 km
Nearest town	Kātoya	25 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	32 km

Villages closest to Monteswar

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

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Common questions about Monteswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Monteswar village had a population of 9,331. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Monteswar village has 4,731 males and 4,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Monteswar has about 972 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 966.

The pincode recorded for Monteswar is 713145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Monteswar covers 791.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Monteswar falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Monteswar is Nigan, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Monteswar.

Monteswar is about 32 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Monteswar is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district. Manteswar is about under 2 km away. Nigan is about 15 km away. Kātoya is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.