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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMA BISWAS
Contact: 83****0553
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- LGD code
- 321782
- Pincode
- 741506
- Post office
- Krishnaganj
- Population
- 1,043
- Households
- 245
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Sex ratio
- 935 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 309
Census 2011 · in context
How Mukundapur compares
By population, Mukundapur ranks #41 of 54 villages in Krishnaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.3%
−8.3% vs mandal average
- Mukundapur
- 57.3%
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 65.6%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
935
−6 vs mandal average
- Mukundapur
- 935
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Mukundapur
- 4.3
- Krishnaganj mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mukundapur at a glance
Mukundapur is a village of 1,043 people in 245 households (Census 2011) in Krishnaganj block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 41st-largest of 54 villages in Krishnaganj block. Literacy is 57%, 8 points below the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 741506, served by Krishnaganj post office; the LGD village code is 321782. The sarpanch is UMA BISWAS, and the village votes in Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Biswas. The population is estimated at 1,230 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gobindapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mukundapur · this village | 1,043 | 57% | — |
| Kadipur · Krishnaganj | 2,451 | 64% | — |
| Digambarpur · Krishnaganj | 2,327 | 52% | — |
| Bishnupur · Krishnaganj | 2,258 | 67% | — |
| Gobindapur · Krishnaganj | 2,111 | 67% | — |
| Pratappur · Krishnaganj | 1,798 | 60% | — |
| Khal Boalia · Krishnaganj | 1,700 | 58% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mukundapur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 97.38
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 25
- Forest area (ha)
- 2
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mukundapur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mukundapur
- LGD code
- 321782
- Pincode
- 741506
- Post office
- Krishnaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,043
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,230
- Households
- 245
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 935
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat Uttar Purba
- Member of Parliament
- Jagannath Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashim Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMA BISWAS
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnaganj
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741506
- Chau GachhaKrishnaganj mandal6,054 pop
- DurgapurKrishnaganj mandal4,717 pop
- HelenchiKrishnaganj mandal4,610 pop
- SonghataKrishnaganj mandal4,498 pop
- Chak ShyamnaarKrishnaganj mandal3,643 pop
- Shyam NagarKrishnaganj mandal3,344 pop
- Krishna GanjKrishnaganj mandal3,192 pop
- ShakdahaKrishnaganj mandal2,634 pop
- BhagabanpurKrishnaganj mandal2,255 pop
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mukundapur
Other villages in Krishnaganj mandal
View all 53+ →- Majhdia
- Tungi
- Matiari
- Chau Gachha
- Banpur
- Chandan Nagar
- Gede
- Bhajanghat
- Durgapur
- Helenchi
- Songhata
- Jayghata
- Adityapur
- Krishna Pur
- Chak Shyamnaar
- Shyam Nagar
- Fulbari
- Krishna Ganj
- Taldaha
- Shakdaha
- Khatura
- Pabakhali
- Maghdia
- Shibnibas
- Kadipur
- Digambarpur
- Bishnupur
- Bhagabanpur
- Nalupur
- Gobindapur
- Dharmmapur
- Putikhali
- Ghuguragachhi
- Momar Pur
- Pratappur
- Khal Boalia
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)