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About Mollapukur Village

Mollapukur is a large village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,150, made up of 1,660 males and 1,490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mollapukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mollapukur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 137.52 hectares
Population 3,150
Male Population 1,660
Female Population 1,490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mollapukur compares

By the 2011 count Mollapukur is the 15th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 137.52 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mollapukur

The census records public bus service for Mollapukur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mollapukur from other places

Mollapukur lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.0 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 Mollapukur
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 3.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Mollapukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Mollapukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mollapukur village had a population of 3,150. That makes it the 15th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Mollapukur village has 1,660 males and 1,490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mollapukur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mollapukur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mollapukur covers 137.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mollapukur falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mollapukur is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Mollapukur is about 21 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.

Mollapukur is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 3.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 3.6 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagda (under 2 km), Chandnagar (under 2 km) and Paschim Durgapur (under 2 km).

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

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