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About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a small village in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 228 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 112.39 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 228
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 48th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 112.39 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahammadpur from other places

Mahammadpur lies about 33 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 21 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 Mahammadpur
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 33 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 33 km

Villages closest to Mahammadpur

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 Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 452. That makes it the 48th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 228 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 982 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 Mahammadpur is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 112.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahammadpur is Rampurhat Junction, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahammadpur.

Mahammadpur is about 33 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahammadpur is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 21 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Mahammadpur (under 2 km), Balia Hasennagar (2.8 km) and Chhakka Nagar (2.8 km).

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

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