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About Muktipur Village

Muktipur is a small village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 129 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muktipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muktipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723142
Area (hectares) 107.17 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 129
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muktipur compares

By the 2011 count Muktipur is the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 107.17 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Muktipur

Muktipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muktipur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Marbedya, Matidundra, Mejharadi and Mohanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Muktipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Muktipur village had a population of 253. That makes it the 79th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Muktipur village has 129 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muktipur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Muktipur is 723142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muktipur covers 107.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muktipur falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Muktipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Muktipur is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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