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About Mukundapur Village

Mukundapur is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,858, made up of 978 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukundapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukundapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 97.99 hectares
Population 1,858
Male Population 978
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Mukundapur compares

By the 2011 count Mukundapur is the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 97.99 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mukundapur

The census records public bus service for Mukundapur 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 Mukundapur from other places

Mukundapur lies about 6.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 1.8 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 Mukundapur
Nearest railway station Baharu 1.8 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 6.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.8 km

Villages closest to Mukundapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukundapur village had a population of 1,858. That makes it the 26th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Mukundapur village has 978 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukundapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mukundapur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukundapur covers 97.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mukundapur is Baharu, about 1.8 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 Mukundapur.

Mukundapur is about 6.8 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.

Mukundapur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 1.8 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.9 km away. Mathurapur I is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (3.6 km), Ramkrishnapur (3.8 km) and Nandanpur (4.5 km).

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

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