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Madpur
Village in West Bengal, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Geography
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Kangsabati River
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Satyapur
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Raj Ballabh
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Loyada
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Jalchak
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Dhaneshwarpur
Madhyabar
Madhyabar
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Chak Bajit
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IIT, Kharagpur
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Kharagpur
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Hijli
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Satkul
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Salua
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Pingla
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Maligram
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Madpur
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Gangaram Chak
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Debra
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Changual
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Kharagpur
Railway Settlement
Railway Settlement
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Kalaikunda
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Balichak
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
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 at22°22′54.7″N 87°26′23.2″E.
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.
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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 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
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