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About Muktipur Village

Muktipur is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 469 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731130
Area (hectares) 130.85 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 469
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muktipur compares

By the 2011 count Muktipur is the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 130.85 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Muktipur

Muktipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Muktipur as Available within 10+ 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 Muktipur from other places

Muktipur lies about 58 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 12 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 Muktipur
Tehsil headquarters Rajnagar 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 12 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 58 km

Villages closest to Muktipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktipur village had a population of 884. That makes it the 28th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Muktipur village has 469 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktipur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Muktipur is 731130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktipur covers 130.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muktipur falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Muktipur is Dubrajpur, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Muktipur.

Muktipur is about 58 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muktipur is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district. Rajnagar is about 5.4 km away. Dubrajpur is about 12 km away. Dubrājpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (3.1 km), Balarampur (3.9 km) and Arazi Rajnagar (5.4 km).

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

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