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About Makhmalpur Village

Makhmalpur is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 478 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhmalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhmalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721426
Area (hectares) 78.18 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 478
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Makhmalpur compares

By the 2011 count Makhmalpur is the 70th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 78.18 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Makhmalpur

Makhmalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhmalpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lal Pur, Lalitapur, Madhu Baicha and Mahammadabad. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Makhmalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhmalpur village had a population of 918. That makes it the 70th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Makhmalpur village has 478 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhmalpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Makhmalpur is 721426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhmalpur covers 78.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Makhmalpur falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Makhmalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Makhmalpur.

Makhmalpur is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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