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About Mahisaradi Village

Mahisaradi is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 291 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahisaradi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisaradi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722153
Area (hectares) 199.35 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 291
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahisaradi compares

By the 2011 count Mahisaradi is the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 199.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mahisaradi

Mahisaradi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahisaradi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mahisaradi from other places

Mahisaradi lies about 41 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 8.2 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 Mahisaradi
Tehsil headquarters Saltora 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Madhukunda Railway Station 8.2 km
Nearest town Āsansol 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 41 km

Villages closest to Mahisaradi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saltora 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 Mahisaradi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisaradi village had a population of 565. That makes it the 78th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Mahisaradi village has 291 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisaradi has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mahisaradi is 722153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahisaradi covers 199.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahisaradi falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahisaradi is Madhukunda Railway Station, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahisaradi.

Mahisaradi is about 41 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisaradi is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. Saltora is about 5.8 km away. Madhukunda Railway Station is about 8.2 km away. Āsansol is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saltora (5.8 km), Ituri (13 km) and Rampur (17 km).

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

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