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About Mahadipur Village

Mahadipur is one of the larger villages in English Bazar tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,638, made up of 4,435 males and 4,203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil English Bazar
Pincode 732216
Area (hectares) 113.73 hectares
Population 8,638
Male Population 4,435
Female Population 4,203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahadipur compares

By the 2011 count Mahadipur is the 7th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents. Its 113.73 hectares work out to about 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Mahadipur

Mahadipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahadipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahadipur from other places

Mahadipur lies about 37 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Jamirghata, about 9.7 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 Mahadipur
Nearest railway station Jamirghata 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters English Bazar 18 km
Nearest town Malda 18 km
District headquarters Maldah 37 km

Villages closest to Mahadipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in English Bazar 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 Mahadipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadipur village had a population of 8,638. That makes it the 7th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,248 residents.

Mahadipur village has 4,435 males and 4,203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadipur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Mahadipur is 732216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadipur covers 113.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 76 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahadipur falls under English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahadipur is Jamirghata, about 9.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahadipur.

Mahadipur is about 37 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadipur is in English Bazar tehsil of Maldah district. Jamirghata is about 9.7 km away. English Bazar is about 18 km away. Malda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabanipur (13 km), Bagbari (19 km) and Mobarakpur (20 km).

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

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