About Mahammadpur Village

Mahammadpur 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 7,298, made up of 3,758 males and 3,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, 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	Nawda
Pincode	742121
Area (hectares)	737.91 hectares
Population	7,298
Male Population	3,758
Female Population	3,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahammadpur is the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents. Its 737.91 hectares work out to about 9.9 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 Mahammadpur

Mahammadpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahammadpur 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 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	Nawda	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 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.

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Common questions about Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahammadpur village had a population of 7,298. That makes it the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,102 residents.

Mahammadpur village has 3,758 males and 3,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahammadpur has about 942 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 Mahammadpur is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahammadpur covers 737.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahammadpur falls under Nawda 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Nawda tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 21 km away. Nawda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.