About Mahishnala Damkunda Village

Mahishnala Damkunda is a small village in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 51 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishnala Damkunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishnala Damkunda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Khanakul II
Pincode	712417
Area (hectares)	54.37 hectares
Population	117
Male Population	51
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,294
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishnala Damkunda compares

By the 2011 count Mahishnala Damkunda is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 54.37 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahishnala Damkunda

Mahishnala Damkunda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahishnala Damkunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahishnala Damkunda from other places

Mahishnala Damkunda lies about 31 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Jessore Road, about under 2 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 Mahishnala Damkunda
Nearest town	Dam Dam	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jessore Road	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanakul II	31 km
District headquarters	Hugli	31 km

Villages closest to Mahishnala Damkunda

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

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Common questions about Mahishnala Damkunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishnala Damkunda village had a population of 117. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Mahishnala Damkunda village has 51 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishnala Damkunda has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mahishnala Damkunda is 712417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishnala Damkunda covers 54.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishnala Damkunda falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahishnala Damkunda is Jessore Road, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Mahishnala Damkunda.

Mahishnala Damkunda is about 31 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahishnala Damkunda is in Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district. Dam Dam is about under 2 km away. Jessore Road is about under 2 km away. Khanakul II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Sudam Chak (under 2 km), Naopara (6.5 km) and Kumarhat (7.5 km).

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