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About Mukundapur Village

Mukundapur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,726, made up of 912 males and 814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721433, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721433
Area (hectares) 95.73 hectares
Population 1,726
Male Population 912
Female Population 814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Mukundapur compares

By the 2011 count Mukundapur is the 20th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 95.73 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mukundapur

Mukundapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mukundapur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mukundapur from other places

Mukundapur lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Barda, about 7.9 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 Barda 7.9 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 32 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Mukundapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai I 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 1,726. That makes it the 20th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Mukundapur village has 912 males and 814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukundapur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mukundapur is 721433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukundapur covers 95.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mukundapur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mukundapur is Barda, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mukundapur.

Mukundapur is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukundapur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Barda is about 7.9 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.8 km away. Contai I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulbaria (under 2 km), Paschim Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Gobindapur (1.8 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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