Madpur

Madpur
Village
Madpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Madpur Madpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°22′54.7″N87°26′23.2″E / 22.381861°N 87.439778°E / 22.381861; 87.439778
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.gov.in

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

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Cities and towns in the northern part of Kharagpur subdivision (including Khararagpur I & II, Debra and Pingla CD blocks) of Paschim Medinipur district
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

Madpur is located at 22°22′54.7″N87°26′23.2″E / 22.381861°N 87.439778°E / 22.381861; 87.439778 .

Area overview

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

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

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Kharagpur II Block are located at Madpur. ^[4]

Transport

Madpur railway station

Madpur is a station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line of South Eastern Railway. ^[5]

Education

Government General Degree College, Kharagpur-II at Ambigere, Madpur, in Kharagpur II CD Block was established in 2015. ^[6]

References

1. "District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011". page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013". Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. "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.
5. "Kharagpur-Howrah Local 38606". Indiarailinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
6. "Ambigeria Government College". AGC. Retrieved 10 January 2017.