Madpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Madpur Location in West Bengal, India  Madpur Madpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°22′54.7″N 87°26′23.2″E / 22.381861°N 87.439778°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Medinipur |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,210 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pingla |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pingla |
| Website | paschimmedinipur |
Madpur is a village in the Kharagpur II CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Geography[edit]
5miles
Madhyabar
Railway Settlement
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facilities
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location[edit]
Madpur is located at22°22′54.7″N 87°26′23.2″E / 22.381861°N 87.439778°E.
Area overview[edit]
Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2 nearly half of the district's population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics[edit]
As per 2011 Census of India Madpur had a total population of 3,210 of which 1,617 (50%) were males and 1,593 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 327. The total number of literates in Madpur was 2,351 (73.24% of the population over 6 years).[3]
.* For language details see Kharagpur II#Language and religion
Civic administration[edit]
CD Block HQ[edit]
The headquarters of Kharagpur II Block are located at Madpur.[4]
Transport[edit]
Madpur is a station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line of South Eastern Railway.[5]
Education[edit]
Government General Degree College, Kharagpur-II at Ambigere, Madpur, in Kharagpur II CD Block was established in 2015.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Ambigeria Government College". AGC. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
