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About Mahishakati Village

Mahishakati is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 987 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishakati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 210.84 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 987
Female Population 985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahishakati compares

By the 2011 count Mahishakati is the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 210.84 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mahishakati

Mahishakati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishakati as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karola, Katakhali, Kaya and Kulghuti. 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 Mahishakati

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishakati village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 55th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Mahishakati village has 987 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishakati has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mahishakati is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishakati covers 210.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishakati falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishakati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahishakati.

Mahishakati is in Gaighata 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 Mahishakati today is likely to be higher.

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