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About Madhupur Village

Madhupur is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 249 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 138.95 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 249
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhupur compares

By the 2011 count Madhupur is the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 138.95 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Madhupur

Madhupur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Madhupur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Madhupur from other places

Madhupur lies about 56 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 1.5 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 Madhupur
Nearest railway station Chinpai 1.5 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 56 km

Villages closest to Madhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhupur village had a population of 473. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Madhupur village has 249 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhupur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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

Madhupur covers 138.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Madhupur is Chinpai, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Madhupur.

Madhupur is about 56 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhupur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 1.5 km away. Dubrājpur is about 6.5 km away. Sainthia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laliapur (3.2 km), Chak Maheshpur (3.2 km) and Baduria (3.5 km).

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

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