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About Mahanaj Village

Mahanaj is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 403 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahanaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahanaj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 212.55 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 403
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Mahanaj compares

By the 2011 count Mahanaj is the 119th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 212.55 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 954.

Getting to Mahanaj

Mahanaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahanaj 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 Madhabpur, Madnahar, Magurpur and Mahadebbati. 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 Mahanaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahanaj village had a population of 749. That makes it the 119th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Mahanaj village has 403 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahanaj has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahanaj is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahanaj covers 212.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahanaj falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahanaj 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 Mahanaj.

Mahanaj is in Tapan 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 Mahanaj today is likely to be higher.

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