Madpur
# Madpur

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

### Location

Madpur is located at22°22′54.7″N 87°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. With a density of population of 787 per $km^2$ 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.

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).

.* For language details see Kharagpur II#Language and religion

## Civic administration

### CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Kharagpur II Block are located at Madpur.

## Transport

Madpur is a station on the Howrah-Kharagpur line of South Eastern Railway.

## Education

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

