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About Madanpur Village

Madanpur is a small village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731240
Area (hectares) 51.77 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madanpur compares

By the 2011 count Madanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 51.77 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Madanpur

Madanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Madanpur from other places

Madanpur lies about 7.6 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Nalhati Junction, about 4.5 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 Madanpur
Nearest town Nalhāti 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Nalhati Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 7.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.6 km

Villages closest to Madanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madanpur village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Madanpur village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madanpur has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Madanpur is 731240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madanpur covers 51.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madanpur falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madanpur is Nalhati Junction, about 4.5 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 <5 km distance for Madanpur.

Madanpur is about 7.6 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madanpur is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Nalhāti is about 3.7 km away. Nalhati Junction is about 4.5 km away. Illambazar is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrirampur (2.2 km), Halsidanga (3.2 km) and Batikor (3.2 km).

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

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