About Mahakala Village

Mahakala is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,327, made up of 1,233 males and 1,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahakala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	741123
Area (hectares)	331.56 hectares
Population	2,327
Male Population	1,233
Female Population	1,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahakala compares

By the 2011 count Mahakala is the 50th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 331.56 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahakala

Mahakala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahakala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kultala, Lakshmigachha, Lakshmipur and Madhabpur. 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 Mahakala

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakala village had a population of 2,327. That makes it the 50th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Mahakala village has 1,233 males and 1,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakala has about 887 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 Mahakala is 741123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahakala covers 331.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahakala falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahakala.

Mahakala is in Chapra 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.