About Mathurakhanda Village

Mathurakhanda is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,826, made up of 1,934 males and 1,892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 785.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurakhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurakhanda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743370
Area (hectares)	785.6 hectares
Population	3,826
Male Population	1,934
Female Population	1,892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurakhanda compares

By the 2011 count Mathurakhanda is the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 785.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mathurakhanda

Mathurakhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurakhanda as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mathurakhanda from other places

Mathurakhanda lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 28 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 Mathurakhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	13 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	28 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	35 km

Villages closest to Mathurakhanda

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.

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Common questions about Mathurakhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurakhanda village had a population of 3,826. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Mathurakhanda village has 1,934 males and 1,892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurakhanda has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mathurakhanda is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurakhanda covers 785.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mathurakhanda is Canning, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mathurakhanda.

Mathurakhanda is about 35 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.

Mathurakhanda is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 13 km away. Canning is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.