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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 317 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 104.61 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 317
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 120th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 104.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 10 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.6 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 Mathurapur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 8.6 km
District headquarters Birbhum 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 28 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

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 Mathurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 614. That makes it the 120th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Mathurapur village has 317 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 104.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 10 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 8.4 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 8.6 km away. Birbhum is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Sahapur (4.8 km), Maligram (5.0 km) and Derpur (5.2 km).

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

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