About Mahishgara Village

Mahishgara is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 453 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishgara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712402
Area (hectares)	54.6 hectares
Population	914
Male Population	453
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishgara compares

By the 2011 count Mahishgara is the 133rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 54.6 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mahishgara

Mahishgara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishgara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhupur, Madhusudanpur, Madpur and Mahamaya. 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.

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Common questions about Mahishgara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishgara village had a population of 914. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Mahishgara village has 453 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishgara has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mahishgara is 712402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishgara covers 54.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahishgara falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishgara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Mahishgara is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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.