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About Mahishadahari Village

Mahishadahari is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 154 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishadahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishadahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 99.76 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 154
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahishadahari compares

By the 2011 count Mahishadahari is the 172nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 99.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 957.

Getting to Mahishadahari

Mahishadahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishadahari as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Layekpur, Lebra, Madanpur and Madhupur. 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 Mahishadahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishadahari village had a population of 301. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Mahishadahari village has 154 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishadahari has about 955 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Mahishadahari is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishadahari covers 99.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishadahari falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishadahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Mahishadahari is in Sainthia 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 Mahishadahari today is likely to be higher.

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