About Mahishdal Village

Mahishdal is a mid sized village in Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 556 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishdal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishdal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Bolpur Sriniketan
Pincode	731204
Area (hectares)	164.58 hectares
Population	1,147
Male Population	556
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,063
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishdal compares

By the 2011 count Mahishdal is the 60th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents. Its 164.58 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mahishdal

Mahishdal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishdal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Laudaha, Layek Bazar, Madhusudanpur and Madhya Khara. 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.

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Common questions about Mahishdal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishdal village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 60th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,220 residents.

Mahishdal village has 556 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishdal has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mahishdal is 731204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishdal covers 164.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishdal falls under Bolpur Sriniketan tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

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

Mahishdal is in Bolpur Sriniketan 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.