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About Mitrapur Village

Mitrapur is a mid sized village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,194, made up of 631 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mitrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mitrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743611
Area (hectares) 154.27 hectares
Population 1,194
Male Population 631
Female Population 563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mitrapur compares

By the 2011 count Mitrapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 154.27 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mitrapur

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

How far is Mitrapur from other places

Mitrapur lies about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 15 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 Mitrapur
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 11 km
Nearest railway station Canning 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 43 km

Villages closest to Mitrapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mitrapur village had a population of 1,194. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Mitrapur village has 631 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mitrapur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mitrapur is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mitrapur covers 154.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mitrapur falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mitrapur is Canning, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mitrapur.

Mitrapur is about 43 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.

Mitrapur is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 11 km away. Canning is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhunagar (under 2 km), Jhaukhali (under 2 km) and Bhupendrapur (1.7 km).

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

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