About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,889, made up of 1,522 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	539.67 hectares
Population	2,889
Male Population	1,522
Female Population	1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 539.67 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	7.4 km
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	21 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 Khargram 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 Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 2,889. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 1,522 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahammadpur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 539.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahammadpur falls under Khargram 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 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 Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 7.4 km away. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.