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About Purba Mahammadpur Village

Purba Mahammadpur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 616 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Mahammadpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Mahammadpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 96.45 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 616
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purba Mahammadpur compares

By the 2011 count Purba Mahammadpur is the 56th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 96.45 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Purba Mahammadpur

Purba Mahammadpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Mahammadpur as Available within 10+ 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 Purba Mahammadpur from other places

Purba Mahammadpur lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandakumar, about 2.7 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 Purba Mahammadpur
Nearest railway station Nandakumar 2.7 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Deshopran 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Purba Mahammadpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deshopran 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 Purba Mahammadpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Mahammadpur village had a population of 1,190. That makes it the 56th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Purba Mahammadpur village has 616 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Mahammadpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Purba Mahammadpur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Mahammadpur covers 96.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purba Mahammadpur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Mahammadpur is Nandakumar, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Mahammadpur.

Purba Mahammadpur is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Mahammadpur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nandakumar is about 2.7 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Deshopran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Chechuraput (under 2 km), Purba Gobindapur (under 2 km) and Purba Gopinathpur (under 2 km).

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

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