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About Mulpunja Village

Mulpunja is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,052, made up of 1,517 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mulpunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mulpunja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 96.7 hectares
Population 3,052
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mulpunja compares

By the 2011 count Mulpunja is the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 96.7 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mulpunja

Mulpunja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mulpunja 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mulpunja from other places

Mulpunja lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 9.9 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 Mulpunja
Tehsil headquarters Falta 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 9.9 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Mulpunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mulpunja village had a population of 3,052. That makes it the 16th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Mulpunja village has 1,517 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mulpunja has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mulpunja is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mulpunja covers 96.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mulpunja falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mulpunja is Gurudas Nagar, about 9.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mulpunja.

Mulpunja is about 26 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.

Mulpunja is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 8.2 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 9.9 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hogla (under 2 km), Jagala Ballabhpur (under 2 km) and Kodalia (under 2 km).

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

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