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About Mahishgadi Village

Mahishgadi is one of the larger villages in Barasat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,468, made up of 3,335 males and 3,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishgadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishgadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat II
Pincode 700128
Area (hectares) 354.91 hectares
Population 6,468
Male Population 3,335
Female Population 3,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishgadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahishgadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents. Its 354.91 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Mahishgadi

Mahishgadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishgadi 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 Kirttipur, Kismatsonatikri, Kola and Krishnamati. 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 Mahishgadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishgadi village had a population of 6,468. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,486 residents.

Mahishgadi village has 3,335 males and 3,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishgadi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Mahishgadi is 700128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishgadi covers 354.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahishgadi falls under Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishgadi 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 Mahishgadi.

Mahishgadi is in Barasat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Mahishgadi today is likely to be higher.

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