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About Mahakhair Village

Mahakhair is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 133 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahakhair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakhair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 77.73 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 133
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahakhair compares

By the 2011 count Mahakhair is the 175th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 77.73 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Mahakhair

Mahakhair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahakhair as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kurumsur, Lalchandrapur, Latkeshabpur and Madhabpur. 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 Mahakhair

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakhair village had a population of 283. That makes it the 175th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Mahakhair village has 133 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakhair has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Mahakhair is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahakhair covers 77.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mahakhair notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahakhair 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 Mahakhair today is likely to be higher.

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