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About Mahishasthal Village

Mahishasthal is a mid sized village in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 604 males and 534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishasthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishasthal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Lalgola
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 85.49 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 604
Female Population 534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishasthal compares

By the 2011 count Mahishasthal is the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 85.49 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Mahishasthal

Mahishasthal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishasthal 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Krishnapur Dinurpara, Kuchidanga, Kulgachi and Lalgola. 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 Mahishasthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishasthal village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 58th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Mahishasthal village has 604 males and 534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishasthal has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Mahishasthal is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishasthal covers 85.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishasthal falls under Lalgola tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishasthal notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Mahishasthal.

Mahishasthal is in Lalgola 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 Mahishasthal today is likely to be higher.

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