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About Mahurakandi Village

Mahurakandi is a mid sized village in Burwan tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,378, made up of 727 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahurakandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahurakandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Burwan
Pincode 742132
Area (hectares) 212.13 hectares
Population 1,378
Male Population 727
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahurakandi compares

By the 2011 count Mahurakandi is the 67th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents. Its 212.13 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Mahurakandi

Mahurakandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahurakandi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahurakandi from other places

Mahurakandi lies about 34 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chowrigacha, about 15 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 Mahurakandi
Nearest town Kāndi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Chowrigacha 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Burwan 34 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 34 km

Villages closest to Mahurakandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahurakandi village had a population of 1,378. That makes it the 67th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,661 residents.

Mahurakandi village has 727 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahurakandi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Mahurakandi is 742132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahurakandi covers 212.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahurakandi falls under Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahurakandi is Chowrigacha, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Mahurakandi.

Mahurakandi is about 34 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahurakandi is in Burwan tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about under 2 km away. Chowrigacha is about 15 km away. Burwan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichkandi (under 2 km), Andi (16 km) and Maliandi (16 km).

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

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