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About Melanpur Village

Melanpur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 472 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Melanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Melanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 188.85 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 472
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Melanpur compares

By the 2011 count Melanpur is the 72nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 188.85 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Melanpur

Melanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Melanpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Mathurapur, Matiara, Matipur and Matpalsha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Melanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Melanpur village had a population of 922. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Melanpur village has 472 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Melanpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Melanpur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Melanpur covers 188.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Melanpur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Melanpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Melanpur.

Melanpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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