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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 495 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, 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 Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 172.81 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 495
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 172.81 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 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 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 5.9 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 railway station Chatra 5.9 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 937. That makes it the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 495 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Mahammadpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 172.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahammadpur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Chatra, about 5.9 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 Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 21 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 Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 5.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalkunda (under 2 km), Bagishpur (under 2 km) and Chauti (under 2 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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