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About Mahurapur Village

Mahurapur is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 597 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 90.42 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 597
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahurapur is the 46th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 90.42 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mahurapur

Mahurapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahurapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahurapur from other places

Mahurapur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.1 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 Mahurapur
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Mahurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Mahurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahurapur village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 46th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Mahurapur village has 597 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahurapur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahurapur is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahurapur covers 90.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahurapur falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahurapur is Chatra, about 2.1 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 km distance for Mahurapur.

Mahurapur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahurapur is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.4 km away. Mayureswar I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosenpur (7.3 km), Mirpur (7.6 km) and Paikpara (8.1 km).

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

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