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About Maipur Village

Maipur is a mid sized village in Suri II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,037, made up of 523 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri II
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 139.56 hectares
Population 1,037
Male Population 523
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maipur compares

By the 2011 count Maipur is the 36th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 139.56 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Maipur

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

How far is Maipur from other places

Maipur lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 4.3 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 Maipur
Nearest railway station Takipur 4.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri II 17 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km

Villages closest to Maipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maipur village had a population of 1,037. That makes it the 36th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Maipur village has 523 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maipur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Maipur is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maipur covers 139.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maipur falls under Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maipur is Takipur, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maipur.

Maipur is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maipur is in Suri II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 4.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.6 km away. Suri II is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Imadpur (4.1 km), Abinashpur (4.1 km) and Chatra (5.3 km).

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

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