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About Makhalpur Village

Makhalpur is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 812 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712305
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 812
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Makhalpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhalpur is the 70th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Makhalpur

Makhalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhalpur 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 Makhalpur from other places

Makhalpur 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 Makhalpur
Nearest railway station Belmuri under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhaniakhali 8.0 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 16 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Makhalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhalpur village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 70th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Makhalpur village has 812 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhalpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Makhalpur is 712305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhalpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhalpur falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makhalpur 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 Makhalpur.

Makhalpur 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.

Makhalpur is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Belmuri is about under 2 km away. Dhaniakhali is about 8.0 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belmuri (1.9 km), Bagnan (2.5 km) and Hasampur (3.3 km).

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

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