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About Maheshchandrapur Village

Maheshchandrapur is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,870, made up of 1,000 males and 870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshchandrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshchandrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 182.62 hectares
Population 1,870
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshchandrapur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshchandrapur is the 66th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 182.62 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Maheshchandrapur

Maheshchandrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshchandrapur as Available within <5 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 Kundulia, Lakhmipur, Lalpur and Madanpur. 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 Maheshchandrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshchandrapur village had a population of 1,870. That makes it the 66th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Maheshchandrapur village has 1,000 males and 870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshchandrapur has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Maheshchandrapur is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshchandrapur covers 182.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshchandrapur falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maheshchandrapur 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 - 10 km distance for Maheshchandrapur.

Maheshchandrapur is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia 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 Maheshchandrapur today is likely to be higher.

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