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About Madapur Village

Madapur is a large village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,258, made up of 1,642 males and 1,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 205.11 hectares
Population 3,258
Male Population 1,642
Female Population 1,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madapur compares

By the 2011 count Madapur is the 19th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 205.11 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Madapur

Madapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Madapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Madapur from other places

Madapur lies about 32 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 15 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 Madapur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 15 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Madapur

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

Common questions about Madapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Madapur village had a population of 3,258. That makes it the 19th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Madapur village has 1,642 males and 1,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madapur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Madapur is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madapur covers 205.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madapur falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madapur is Lohapur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Madapur.

Madapur is about 32 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madapur is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 15 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basantapur (2.4 km), Digha (3.5 km) and Ramchandrapur (3.5 km).

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

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