About Maia Village

Maia is one of the larger villages in Lalgola tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,131, made up of 7,694 males and 7,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Lalgola
Pincode	742148
Area (hectares)	537.33 hectares
Population	15,131
Male Population	7,694
Female Population	7,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maia compares

By the 2011 count Maia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents. Its 537.33 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Maia

Maia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuchidanga, Kulgachi, Lalgola and Laskarpur. 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 Maia

As per the Census of India 2011, Maia village had a population of 15,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,037 residents.

Maia village has 7,694 males and 7,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maia has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Maia is 742148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maia covers 537.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maia.

Maia 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.