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About Mahishal Village

Mahishal is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 912 males and 894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 712.66 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 912
Female Population 894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Mahishal compares

By the 2011 count Mahishal is the 50th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 712.66 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mahishal

Mahishal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishal 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 Mahakal Bona, Mahanagar, Maheshpur and Mahil. 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 Mahishal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishal village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 50th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Mahishal village has 912 males and 894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishal has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mahishal is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishal covers 712.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishal falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishal 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 Mahishal.

Mahishal is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Mahishal today is likely to be higher.

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