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About Maildanga Village

Maildanga is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 169 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maildanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maildanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 88.47 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 169
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Maildanga compares

By the 2011 count Maildanga is the 216th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 88.47 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Maildanga

Maildanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maildanga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maildanga from other places

Maildanga lies about 149 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maildanga
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 6.9 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 149 km

Villages closest to Maildanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan tehsil.

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 Maildanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Maildanga village had a population of 348. That makes it the 216th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Maildanga village has 169 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maildanga has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Maildanga is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maildanga covers 88.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Maildanga is Swadinpur, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Maildanga.

Maildanga is about 149 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maildanga is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Swadinpur is about 3.3 km away. Nalhāti is about 6.3 km away. Tapan is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharmadanga (under 2 km), Guldanga (under 2 km) and Kharikadanga (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maildanga today is likely to be higher.

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