About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,919, made up of 1,528 males and 1,391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal I
Pincode	732123
Area (hectares)	70.4 hectares
Population	2,919
Male Population	1,528
Female Population	1,391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 70.4 hectares work out to about 41 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 950.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 42 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Jhitkia, about 8.9 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station	Jhitkia	8.9 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal I	18 km
District headquarters	Maldah	42 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 Mathurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 2,919. That makes it the 24th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Mathurapur village has 1,528 males and 1,391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 732123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 70.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathurapur falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Jhitkia, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 42 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Jhitkia is about 8.9 km away. Rāiganj is about 12 km away. Chanchal I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.