About Mahishdanga Village

Mahishdanga is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 495 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.35 hectares hectares.

Mahishdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishdanga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	113.35 hectares
Population	963
Male Population	495
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahishdanga compares

By the 2011 count Mahishdanga is the 108th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 113.35 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Mahishdanga

Mahishdanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahishdanga as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahishdanga from other places

Mahishdanga lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Mahishdanga
Nearest railway station	Bamangachi	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polba Dadpur	15 km
District headquarters	Hugli	15 km

Villages closest to Mahishdanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Mahishdanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishdanga village had a population of 963. That makes it the 108th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Mahishdanga village has 495 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishdanga has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Mahishdanga covers 113.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishdanga falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahishdanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahishdanga.

Mahishdanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahishdanga is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.