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About Mahishagram Village

Mahishagram is a mid sized village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 272 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rajnagar
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 272
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishagram compares

By the 2011 count Mahishagram is the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Mahishagram

Mahishagram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishagram as Available within 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 Kushmashul, Lauberia, Laujor and Madarpur. 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 Mahishagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishagram village had a population of 540. That makes it the 49th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Mahishagram village has 272 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishagram has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Mahishagram is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishagram covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishagram falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahishagram.

Mahishagram is in Rajnagar tehsil of Birbhum 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 Mahishagram today is likely to be higher.

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