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About Mukundapur Village

Mukundapur is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 480, made up of 244 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukundapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukundapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 59.46 hectares
Population 480
Male Population 244
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mukundapur compares

By the 2011 count Mukundapur is the 87th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 59.46 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mukundapur

Mukundapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mukundapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mukundapur from other places

Mukundapur lies about 79 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 8.7 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 Mukundapur
Nearest railway station Joka 8.7 km
Nearest town Budge Budge 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 15 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 79 km

Villages closest to Mukundapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukundapur village had a population of 480. That makes it the 87th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Mukundapur village has 244 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukundapur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mukundapur is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukundapur covers 59.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mukundapur falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mukundapur is Joka, about 8.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mukundapur.

Mukundapur is about 79 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukundapur is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Joka is about 8.7 km away. Budge Budge is about 8.9 km away. Sankrail is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Randebpur (under 2 km), Asti (4.6 km) and Bishnupur (5.6 km).

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

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