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About Mathurapur Village

Mathurapur is a small village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 201 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mathurapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mathurapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 51.61 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 201
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mathurapur compares

By the 2011 count Mathurapur is the 205th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 51.61 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mathurapur

Mathurapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mathurapur as Available within 5 - 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 Mathurapur from other places

Mathurapur lies about 41 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Jhitkia, about 8.9 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 Mathurapur
Nearest railway station Jhitkia 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 12 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 41 km

Villages closest to Mathurapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mathurapur village had a population of 382. That makes it the 205th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Mathurapur village has 201 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mathurapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Mathurapur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mathurapur covers 51.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mathurapur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mathurapur is Jhitkia, about 8.9 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 - 10 km distance for Mathurapur.

Mathurapur is about 41 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mathurapur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Jhitkia is about 8.9 km away. Raiganj is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Narayanpur (5.2 km), Narayanpur (5.2 km) and Rampur (7.6 km).

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

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