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About Mahendraganj Bazar Village

Mahendraganj Bazar is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 201 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahendraganj Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahendraganj Bazar village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794106
Population 367
Male Population 201
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahendraganj Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Mahendraganj Bazar is the 75th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Mahendraganj Bazar

Mahendraganj Bazar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahendraganj Bazar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahendraganj Bazar from other places

Mahendraganj Bazar lies about 46 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 81 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahendraganj Bazar
Tehsil headquarters Zikzak 11 km
Nearest town Mankāchar 26 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 46 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 81 km

Villages closest to Mahendraganj Bazar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Zikzak tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mahendraganj Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahendraganj Bazar village had a population of 367. That makes it the 75th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Mahendraganj Bazar village has 201 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahendraganj Bazar has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mahendraganj Bazar is 794106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahendraganj Bazar falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Mahendraganj Bazar is Dhubri, about 81 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahendraganj Bazar.

Mahendraganj Bazar is about 46 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahendraganj Bazar is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Zikzak is about 11 km away. Mankāchar is about 26 km away. West Garo Hills is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zikzak (11 km), Digligre (12 km) and Ghegapara (17 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahendraganj Bazar today is likely to be higher.

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