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About Masharpur Village

Masharpur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 540 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masharpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Ghatal
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 113.89 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 540
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Masharpur compares

By the 2011 count Masharpur is the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 113.89 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Masharpur

Masharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Masharpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Mamrajpur, Mandaria, Mandarpur and Mansukha. 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 Masharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Masharpur village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 68th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Masharpur village has 540 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masharpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Masharpur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masharpur covers 113.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Masharpur falls under Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Masharpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Masharpur.

Masharpur is in Ghatal 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 Masharpur today is likely to be higher.

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