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About Mahaldanga Village

Mahaldanga is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,577, made up of 823 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahaldanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahaldanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 207.09 hectares
Population 1,577
Male Population 823
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahaldanga compares

By the 2011 count Mahaldanga is the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 207.09 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahaldanga

Mahaldanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahaldanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lokpur, Mabarakpur, Madhab Bati and Madhabpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahaldanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahaldanga village had a population of 1,577. That makes it the 29th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Mahaldanga village has 823 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahaldanga has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mahaldanga is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahaldanga covers 207.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahaldanga falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahaldanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahaldanga.

Mahaldanga is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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