About Mahishmara Village

Mahishmara is a large village in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,096, made up of 1,602 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishmara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Hariharpara
Pincode	742133
Area (hectares)	151.33 hectares
Population	3,096
Male Population	1,602
Female Population	1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishmara compares

By the 2011 count Mahishmara is the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 151.33 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Mahishmara

Mahishmara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahishmara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Khosalpur, Kismat Imadpur, Kumipur Patharghata and Lal Nagar. 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.

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Common questions about Mahishmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishmara village had a population of 3,096. That makes it the 27th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Mahishmara village has 1,602 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishmara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Mahishmara is 742133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishmara covers 151.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahishmara falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishmara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahishmara.

Mahishmara is in Hariharpara 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.