About Purba Madarihat Village

Purba Madarihat is a large village in Madarihat tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,042, made up of 1,048 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Madarihat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Madarihat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Madarihat
Pincode	735220
Area (hectares)	253.1 hectares
Population	2,042
Male Population	1,048
Female Population	994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purba Madarihat compares

By the 2011 count Purba Madarihat is the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents. Its 253.1 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Purba Madarihat

Purba Madarihat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purba Madarihat 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purba Madarihat from other places

Purba Madarihat lies about 58 km from Jalpaiguri. 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 Purba Madarihat
Tehsil headquarters	Madarihat	under 2 km
Nearest town	Hāsimāra	9.2 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	58 km

Villages closest to Purba Madarihat

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

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Common questions about Purba Madarihat

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Madarihat village had a population of 2,042. That makes it the 31st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,922 residents.

Purba Madarihat village has 1,048 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Madarihat has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Purba Madarihat is 735220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Madarihat covers 253.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Madarihat falls under Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purba Madarihat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Purba Madarihat.

Purba Madarihat is about 58 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Madarihat is in Madarihat tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Madarihat is about under 2 km away. Hāsimāra is about 9.2 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.