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About Mahagram Village

Mahagram is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 423 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahagram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahagram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 165.7 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 423
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahagram compares

By the 2011 count Mahagram is the 99th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 165.7 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 986.

Getting to Mahagram

Mahagram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahagram as Available within <5 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 Lohaganja, Madhabpur Baragachhi, Madhyamkarai 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 Mahagram

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahagram village had a population of 803. That makes it the 99th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Mahagram village has 423 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahagram has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Mahagram is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahagram covers 165.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahagram falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Mahagram is in Kushmundi 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 Mahagram today is likely to be higher.

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