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About Mundakati Village

Mundakati is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 33 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.82 hectares hectares.

Mundakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mundakati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Area (hectares) 40.82 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 33
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
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 Mundakati compares

By the 2011 count Mundakati is the 380th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 40.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Mundakati

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

Mundakati lies about 57 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Khatkura, about 14 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 Mundakati
Nearest railway station Khatkura 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhargram 14 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 14 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 57 km

Villages closest to Mundakati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mundakati village had a population of 69. That makes it the 380th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Mundakati village has 33 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mundakati has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Mundakati covers 40.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mundakati falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mundakati is Khatkura, about 14 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 Mundakati.

Mundakati is about 57 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mundakati is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Khatkura is about 14 km away. Jhargram is about 14 km away. Jhārgrām is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismat Murakati (under 2 km), Agaibani (5.7 km) and Dudhkuri (7.5 km).

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

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