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About Makhalpur Village

Makhalpur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 847 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.32 hectares hectares.

Makhalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 129.32 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 847
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Makhalpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhalpur is the 46th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 129.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Makhalpur

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 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
Nearest town Tarakeswar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 24 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 Polba Dadpur 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 1,722. That makes it the 46th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Makhalpur village has 847 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhalpur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Makhalpur covers 129.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhalpur falls under Polba Dadpur 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 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Belmuri is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 16 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Kagnan (2.5 km), Alipur (2.6 km) and Ghatampur (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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