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About Mahisakura Village

Mahisakura is a small village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 206 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahisakura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisakura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 254.96 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 206
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahisakura compares

By the 2011 count Mahisakura is the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 254.96 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mahisakura

Mahisakura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahisakura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahisakura from other places

Mahisakura lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 2.8 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 Mahisakura
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Mahisakura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar I 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 Mahisakura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisakura village had a population of 385. That makes it the 94th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Mahisakura village has 206 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisakura has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahisakura is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahisakura covers 254.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahisakura falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahisakura is Mallarpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahisakura is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahisakura is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 2.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 13 km away. Mayureswar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birajpur (1.7 km), Mallarpur (2.6 km) and Erazi Goala (2.7 km).

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

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