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About Mekpur Village

Mekpur is a mid sized village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 555 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732128
Area (hectares) 170.69 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 555
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mekpur compares

By the 2011 count Mekpur is the 37th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 170.69 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mekpur

Mekpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mekpur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Maligram, Mandilpur, Maulpur and Mehamanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mekpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekpur village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 37th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Mekpur village has 555 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mekpur is 732128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekpur covers 170.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mekpur falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mekpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Mekpur.

Mekpur is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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