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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 240 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731302
Area (hectares) 89.12 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 240
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 119th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 89.12 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 21 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 Mahammadpur
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 34 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 469. That makes it the 119th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 240 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Mahammadpur is 731302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 89.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahammadpur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahammadpur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 21 km away. Birbhum is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarulia (5.1 km), Dakshin Durgapur (7.0 km) and Purba Durgapur (7.0 km).

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

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