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About Mahishasthali Village

Mahishasthali is a mid sized village in Beldanga I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 840 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishasthali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishasthali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga I
Pincode 742134
Area (hectares) 109.19 hectares
Population 1,599
Male Population 840
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahishasthali compares

By the 2011 count Mahishasthali is the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents. Its 109.19 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Mahishasthali

The census records public bus service for Mahishasthali 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. The nearest villages by name are Khidirpur, Kumarpur, Madda and Mahala. 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 Mahishasthali

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishasthali village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,645 residents.

Mahishasthali village has 840 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishasthali has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

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

Mahishasthali covers 109.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Mahishasthali is in Beldanga I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Mahishasthali today is likely to be higher.

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