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About Majlishpur Village

Majlishpur is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,802, made up of 3,999 males and 3,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Majlishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Majlishpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 907.71 hectares
Population 7,802
Male Population 3,999
Female Population 3,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Majlishpur compares

By the 2011 count Majlishpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 907.71 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Majlishpur

Majlishpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Majlishpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Majlishpur from other places

Majlishpur lies about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 2.9 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 Majlishpur
Nearest railway station Kanki 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 16 km

Villages closest to Majlishpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Majlishpur village had a population of 7,802. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Majlishpur village has 3,999 males and 3,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Majlishpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Majlishpur is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Majlishpur covers 907.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Majlishpur falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Majlishpur is Kanki, about 2.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Majlishpur.

Majlishpur is about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Majlishpur is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 2.9 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 10 km away. Uttar Dinajpur 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 Kamalpur (6.5 km), Chitaur (6.6 km) and Basta (7.1 km).

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

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