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About Mashaldaha Village

Mashaldaha is a large village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,889, made up of 2,018 males and 1,871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashaldaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashaldaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 244.04 hectares
Population 3,889
Male Population 2,018
Female Population 1,871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mashaldaha compares

By the 2011 count Mashaldaha is the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 244.04 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Mashaldaha

The census records public bus service for Mashaldaha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mashaldaha from other places

Mashaldaha lies about 20 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Malda Court, about 1.9 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 Mashaldaha
Nearest town Malda under 2 km
Nearest railway station Malda Court 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 20 km
District headquarters Maldah 20 km

Villages closest to Mashaldaha

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

Common questions about Mashaldaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashaldaha village had a population of 3,889. That makes it the 25th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Mashaldaha village has 2,018 males and 1,871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashaldaha has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Mashaldaha is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mashaldaha covers 244.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mashaldaha falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mashaldaha is Malda Court, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Mashaldaha is about 20 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mashaldaha is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Malda is about under 2 km away. Malda Court is about 1.9 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bildaha (under 2 km), Daulatpur (40 km) and Mohanpur (40 km).

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

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