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About Mahinagar Village

Mahinagar is a large village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,778, made up of 1,641 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 693 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 2,778
Male Population 1,641
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 693
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahinagar compares

By the 2011 count Mahinagar is the 27th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahinagar

The census records public bus service for Mahinagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahinagar from other places

Mahinagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Mahinagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Mahinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Mahinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahinagar village had a population of 2,778. That makes it the 27th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Mahinagar village has 1,641 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahinagar has about 693 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Mahinagar is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahinagar covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahinagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahinagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mahinagar.

Mahinagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahinagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambarnagar (under 2 km), Baranagar (under 2 km) and Baranda Sibnagar (under 2 km).

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

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