About Matkadpur Village

Matkadpur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 958 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkadpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Kharagpur I
Pincode	721305
Area (hectares)	163.09 hectares
Population	1,895
Male Population	958
Female Population	937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Matkadpur compares

By the 2011 count Matkadpur is the 19th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 163.09 hectares work out to about 12 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 983.

Getting to Matkadpur

Matkadpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Matkadpur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Maheshpur, Maijrashol, Makarbinda and Malisol. 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.

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Common questions about Matkadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkadpur village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 19th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Matkadpur village has 958 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkadpur has about 978 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Matkadpur is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkadpur covers 163.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matkadpur falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Matkadpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Matkadpur.

Matkadpur is in Kharagpur 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.