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About Mahala Village

Mahala is one of the larger villages in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,793, made up of 6,057 males and 5,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742134
Area (hectares) 550.23 hectares
Population 11,793
Male Population 6,057
Female Population 5,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahala compares

By the 2011 count Mahala is the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 550.23 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahala

The census records public bus service for Mahala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahala from other places

Mahala lies about 19 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 7.6 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 Mahala
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 7.6 km
Nearest town Baharampur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga I 19 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 19 km

Villages closest to Mahala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga I 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 Mahala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahala village had a population of 11,793. That makes it the 10th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Mahala village has 6,057 males and 5,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahala has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Mahala is 742134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahala covers 550.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahala falls under Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahala is Karnasubarna, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mahala.

Mahala is about 19 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahala is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Karnasubarna is about 7.6 km away. Baharampur is about 13 km away. Beldanga I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishannagar (14 km), Dayanagar (14 km) and Hareknagar (14 km).

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

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