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About Mahipur Village

Mahipur is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 576 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 236.54 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 576
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahipur compares

By the 2011 count Mahipur is the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 236.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mahipur

Mahipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhya Raghunathpur, Mahakhair, Maharajpur and Mahasura. 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 Mahipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahipur village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Mahipur village has 576 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahipur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Mahipur is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahipur covers 236.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahipur falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahipur 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 - 10 km distance for Mahipur.

Mahipur is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Mahipur today is likely to be higher.

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