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About Makhalpara Village

Makhalpara is a small village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 64 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhalpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhalpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712702
Area (hectares) 98.09 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 64
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
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 Makhalpara compares

By the 2011 count Makhalpara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 98.09 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Makhalpara

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

How far is Makhalpara from other places

Makhalpara lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Belmuri, about under 2 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 Makhalpara
Nearest railway station Belmuri under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Makhalpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhalpara village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Makhalpara village has 64 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhalpara has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Makhalpara is 712702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhalpara covers 98.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Makhalpara falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makhalpara is Belmuri, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhalpara.

Makhalpara is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makhalpara is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Belmuri is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Chanditala II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Begampur (23 km), Panchghara (24 km) and Janai (26 km).

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

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