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About Matukpur Village

Matukpur is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 657, made up of 332 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matukpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matukpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712146
Area (hectares) 86.06 hectares
Population 657
Male Population 332
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Matukpur compares

By the 2011 count Matukpur is the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 86.06 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Matukpur

Matukpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matukpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahipalpur, Maijdia, Malancha and Mamudpur. 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 Matukpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matukpur village had a population of 657. That makes it the 95th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Matukpur village has 332 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matukpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Matukpur is 712146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matukpur covers 86.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matukpur falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matukpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Matukpur.

Matukpur is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli 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 Matukpur today is likely to be higher.

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