About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is one of the larger villages in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,755, made up of 6,608 males and 6,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, 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	Manikchak
Pincode	732203
Area (hectares)	364.78 hectares
Population	12,755
Male Population	6,608
Female Population	6,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 364.78 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mathurapur

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

Mathurapur lies about 38 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 4.1 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	Harishchandrapur	4.1 km
Nearest town	Manihāri	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manikchak	34 km
District headquarters	Maldah	38 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 12,755. That makes it the 4th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Mathurapur village has 6,608 males and 6,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 364.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mathurapur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Harishchandrapur, about 4.1 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 Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 38 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 Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 4.1 km away. Manihāri is about 22 km away. Manikchak is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.