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About Maria Khasmahal Village

Maria Khasmahal is a small village in Kalimpong II tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 235 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maria Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maria Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kalimpong II
Pincode 734311
Area (hectares) 291.78 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 235
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maria Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Maria Khasmahal is the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 291.78 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Maria Khasmahal

Maria Khasmahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maria Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lingsay Khasmahal, Lingsaykha Khasmahal, Lolay Khasmahal and Mangchu Forest. 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 Maria Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Maria Khasmahal village had a population of 437. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Maria Khasmahal village has 235 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maria Khasmahal has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Maria Khasmahal is 734311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maria Khasmahal covers 291.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maria Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maria Khasmahal 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 10+ km distance for Maria Khasmahal.

Maria Khasmahal is in Kalimpong II tehsil of Darjiling 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 Maria Khasmahal today is likely to be higher.

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