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About Mandalpur Village

Mandalpur is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,347, made up of 1,206 males and 1,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mandalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mandalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742171
Area (hectares) 71.07 hectares
Population 2,347
Male Population 1,206
Female Population 1,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mandalpur compares

By the 2011 count Mandalpur is the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 71.07 hectares work out to about 33 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 954.

Getting to Mandalpur

Mandalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mandalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mandalpur from other places

Mandalpur 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 Mandalpur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 16 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 32 km

Villages closest to Mandalpur

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.

Common questions about Mandalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mandalpur village had a population of 2,347. That makes it the 38th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Mandalpur village has 1,206 males and 1,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mandalpur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mandalpur is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mandalpur covers 71.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mandalpur falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mandalpur is Lohapur, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mandalpur.

Mandalpur 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.

Mandalpur is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 15 km away. Khargram is about 16 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamarpur (under 2 km), Sanigram (1.8 km) and Nonadanga (1.8 km).

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

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