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About Char Mathurapur Village

Char Mathurapur is one of the larger villages in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,112, made up of 3,607 males and 3,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char Mathurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 312.45 hectares
Population 7,112
Male Population 3,607
Female Population 3,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
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 Char Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Char Mathurapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 312.45 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Char Mathurapur

Char Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Char Mathurapur 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 Char Mathurapur from other places

Char Mathurapur lies about 43 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.6 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 Char Mathurapur
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 43 km

Villages closest to Char Mathurapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 Char Mathurapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Char Mathurapur village had a population of 7,112. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Char Mathurapur village has 3,607 males and 3,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char Mathurapur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Char Mathurapur is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char Mathurapur covers 312.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Char Mathurapur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Char Mathurapur is Rampurhat Junction, about 8.6 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 Char Mathurapur.

Char Mathurapur is about 43 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Char Mathurapur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 8.4 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 8.6 km away. Sagardighi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Olahar (3.3 km), Bishnupur (3.6 km) and Sahapur (4.8 km).

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

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