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About Mahatapur Village

Mahatapur is a mid sized village in Purbasthali I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 489 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Purbasthali I
Pincode 713147
Area (hectares) 74.6 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 489
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahatapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahatapur is the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents. Its 74.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mahatapur

Mahatapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahatapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kundapara, Kurcha, Kusagaria and Lakshmanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahatapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatapur village had a population of 958. That makes it the 59th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,689 residents.

Mahatapur village has 489 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatapur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

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

Mahatapur covers 74.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahatapur falls under Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahatapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahatapur.

Mahatapur is in Purbasthali I tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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