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About Mahindar Village

Mahindar 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 842, made up of 420 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahindar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahindar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 140.36 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 420
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Mahindar compares

By the 2011 count Mahindar is the 99th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 140.36 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Mahindar

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

How far is Mahindar from other places

Mahindar lies about 152 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.1 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 Mahindar
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 4.1 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 4.4 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 152 km

Villages closest to Mahindar

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 Mahindar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahindar village had a population of 842. That makes it the 99th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Mahindar village has 420 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahindar has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Mahindar covers 140.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahindar is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahindar.

Mahindar is about 152 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahindar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 4.1 km away. Tapan is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindapur (under 2 km), Shibpur (3.0 km) and Mallikpur (3.1 km).

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

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