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About Maidam Village

Maidam is a small village in Dinhata II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 368, made up of 187 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736169, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maidam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maidam village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata II
Pincode 736169
Area (hectares) 43.51 hectares
Population 368
Male Population 187
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maidam compares

By the 2011 count Maidam is the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents. Its 43.51 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Maidam

Maidam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maidam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Langalia Protham Khanda, Langulia Dwitia Khanda, Lauchapra and Lotafela. 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 Maidam

As per the Census of India 2011, Maidam village had a population of 368. That makes it the 100th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,051 residents.

Maidam village has 187 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maidam has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Maidam is 736169. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maidam covers 43.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maidam falls under Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maidam.

Maidam is in Dinhata II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Maidam today is likely to be higher.

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