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About Madhupur Village

Madhupur is one of the larger villages in Nawda tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,697, made up of 10,682 males and 10,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1809.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhupur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nawda
Pincode 742121
Area (hectares) 1809.79 hectares
Population 20,697
Male Population 10,682
Female Population 10,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhupur compares

By the 2011 count Madhupur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 1809.79 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Madhupur

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

Madhupur lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 11 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 Madhupur
Nearest railway station Lohapur 11 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawda 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Madhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhupur village had a population of 20,697. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Madhupur village has 10,682 males and 10,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhupur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Madhupur is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhupur covers 1809.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Madhupur falls under Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madhupur is Lohapur, about 11 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 Madhupur.

Madhupur is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhupur is in Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 11 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Nawda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Char Madhupur (under 2 km), Alampur (2.5 km) and Raypur (4.7 km).

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

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