About Maipur Village

Maipur is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 321 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Pincode	721260
Area (hectares)	55.98 hectares
Population	627
Male Population	321
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maipur compares

By the 2011 count Maipur is the 172nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 55.98 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Maipur

Maipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maipur as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maipur from other places

Maipur lies about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Madpur, about under 2 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 Maipur
Nearest railway station	Madpur	under 2 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	5.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keshpur	20 km

Villages closest to Maipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maipur village had a population of 627. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Maipur village has 321 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maipur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Maipur is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maipur covers 55.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maipur falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maipur is Madpur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maipur.

Maipur is about 5.6 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maipur is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Madpur is about under 2 km away. Paschim Medinipur is about 5.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.