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About Machhlandapur Village

Machhlandapur is a small village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 193 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Machhlandapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Machhlandapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 73.04 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 193
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Machhlandapur compares

By the 2011 count Machhlandapur is the 96th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 73.04 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Machhlandapur

Machhlandapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Machhlandapur as Available within 5 - 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 Machhlandapur from other places

Machhlandapur lies about 74 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Surjyapur, about 7.3 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 Machhlandapur
Nearest railway station Surjyapur 7.3 km
Nearest town Canning 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 74 km

Villages closest to Machhlandapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Machhlandapur village had a population of 360. That makes it the 96th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Machhlandapur village has 193 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Machhlandapur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Machhlandapur is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Machhlandapur covers 73.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Machhlandapur falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Machhlandapur is Surjyapur, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Machhlandapur.

Machhlandapur is about 74 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Machhlandapur is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Surjyapur is about 7.3 km away. Canning is about 13 km away. Chandipur 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 Purusottampur (5.7 km), Gholda (6.9 km) and Nandapur (8.8 km).

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

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