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About Mahishmuri Village

Mahishmuri is one of the larger villages in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,525, made up of 2,880 males and 2,645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishmuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitalkuchi
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 1133.38 hectares
Population 5,525
Male Population 2,880
Female Population 2,645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Mahishmuri compares

By the 2011 count Mahishmuri is the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 1133.38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Mahishmuri

Mahishmuri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahishmuri 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurshamari Dwitia Khanda, Kurshamari Pratham Khanda, Lalbazar Dwitia Khanda and Madhyam Madhusudan. 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 Mahishmuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishmuri village had a population of 5,525. That makes it the 5th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Mahishmuri village has 2,880 males and 2,645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishmuri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Mahishmuri is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishmuri covers 1133.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishmuri falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishmuri notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahishmuri.

Mahishmuri is in Sitalkuchi 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 Mahishmuri today is likely to be higher.

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