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About Mahishdahari Village

Mahishdahari is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,320, made up of 1,214 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishdahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishdahari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 146.52 hectares
Population 2,320
Male Population 1,214
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahishdahari compares

By the 2011 count Mahishdahari is the 15th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 146.52 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mahishdahari

Mahishdahari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahishdahari as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Lebra, Madanpur, Madhupur and Magura. 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 Mahishdahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishdahari village had a population of 2,320. That makes it the 15th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Mahishdahari village has 1,214 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishdahari has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mahishdahari is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishdahari covers 146.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Mahishdahari notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Mahishdahari 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 Mahishdahari today is likely to be higher.

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