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About Madhabpur Village

Madhabpur is a large village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,325, made up of 1,735 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhabpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Kolaghat
Pincode 721158
Area (hectares) 187.65 hectares
Population 3,325
Male Population 1,735
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Madhabpur compares

By the 2011 count Madhabpur is the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 187.65 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Madhabpur

Madhabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Madhabpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhabpur from other places

Madhabpur lies about 41 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Birshibpur, about 13 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 Madhabpur
Nearest railway station Birshibpur 13 km
Nearest town Uluberiya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaghat 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 41 km

Villages closest to Madhabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhabpur village had a population of 3,325. That makes it the 21st largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Madhabpur village has 1,735 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhabpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Madhabpur is 721158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhabpur covers 187.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Madhabpur falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Madhabpur is Birshibpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Madhabpur is about 41 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhabpur is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Birshibpur is about 13 km away. Uluberiya is about 13 km away. Kolaghat is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padampur (4.7 km), Gajai (7.0 km) and Nandai Gajan (7.0 km).

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

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