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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,585, made up of 1,826 males and 1,759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743330
Area (hectares) 249.53 hectares
Population 3,585
Male Population 1,826
Female Population 1,759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 249.53 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 5.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.3 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 5.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.7 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 3,585. That makes it the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Mathurapur village has 1,826 males and 1,759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 743330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 249.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathurapur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Mathurapur Road, about 2.3 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 Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 5.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.3 km away. Bhangar I is about 5.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Barali (under 2 km), Saitgachhi (under 2 km) and Badi (2.5 km).

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

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