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About Mayurhat Village

Mayurhat is a large village in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,081, made up of 1,592 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayurhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayurhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Hanskhali
Pincode 741502
Area (hectares) 123.66 hectares
Population 3,081
Male Population 1,592
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mayurhat compares

By the 2011 count Mayurhat is the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 123.66 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Mayurhat

The census records public bus service for Mayurhat 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayurhat from other places

Mayurhat lies about 30 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Mayurhat, about under 2 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 Mayurhat
Nearest railway station Mayurhat under 2 km
Nearest town Bagulā 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hanskhali 30 km
District headquarters Nadia 30 km

Villages closest to Mayurhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hanskhali 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 Mayurhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayurhat village had a population of 3,081. That makes it the 29th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Mayurhat village has 1,592 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayurhat has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Mayurhat is 741502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayurhat covers 123.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mayurhat falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mayurhat is Mayurhat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Mayurhat is about 30 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayurhat is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Mayurhat is about under 2 km away. Bagulā is about 3.4 km away. Hanskhali is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garapota (3.1 km), Garuapota (3.1 km) and Bagula (3.4 km).

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

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