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About Mahata Village

Mahata is one of the larger villages in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,000, made up of 2,572 males and 2,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742163
Area (hectares) 103.59 hectares
Population 5,000
Male Population 2,572
Female Population 2,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahata compares

By the 2011 count Mahata is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 103.59 hectares work out to about 48 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 936.

Getting to Mahata

Mahata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kashipur, Kataikona, Kulbaria and Loknathpur. 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 Mahata

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahata village had a population of 5,000. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Mahata village has 2,572 males and 2,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahata has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Mahata is 742163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahata covers 103.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 48 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahata falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahata notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahata.

Mahata is in Beldanga II 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 Mahata today is likely to be higher.

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