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About Mahideb Village

Mahideb is a small village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahideb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahideb village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 143.26 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahideb compares

By the 2011 count Mahideb is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 143.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mahideb

Mahideb is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahideb as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Liohakaichi, Liusipukuri, Madhabbhita and Madhya Bansgaon. 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 Mahideb

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahideb village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Mahideb village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahideb has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mahideb is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahideb covers 143.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahideb falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahideb notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahideb.

Mahideb is in Phansidewa 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 Mahideb today is likely to be higher.

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