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About Mayureswar Village

Mayureswar is one of the larger villages in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,142, made up of 5,650 males and 5,492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayureswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayureswar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 766.09 hectares
Population 11,142
Male Population 5,650
Female Population 5,492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayureswar compares

By the 2011 count Mayureswar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 766.09 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mayureswar

Mayureswar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mayureswar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayureswar from other places

Mayureswar lies about 25 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 7.9 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 Mayureswar
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 7.9 km
Nearest town Sainthia 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 25 km
District headquarters Birbhum 25 km

Villages closest to Mayureswar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayureswar village had a population of 11,142. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Mayureswar village has 5,650 males and 5,492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayureswar has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mayureswar is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayureswar covers 766.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mayureswar falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mayureswar is Gadadharpur, about 7.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mayureswar.

Mayureswar is about 25 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayureswar is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 7.9 km away. Sainthia is about 9.5 km away. Mayureswar II is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmanbahara (2.4 km), Tilpara (6.7 km) and Malancha (8.4 km).

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

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