About Mahishghata Village

Mahishghata is a mid sized village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 774 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishghata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Daspur II
Pincode	721148
Area (hectares)	76.92 hectares
Population	1,497
Male Population	774
Female Population	723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishghata compares

By the 2011 count Mahishghata is the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 76.92 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Mahishghata

Mahishghata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishghata as Available within 5 - 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 Kultikri, Lakshman Chak, Lakshya Kundu and Maguria. 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 Mahishghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishghata village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 58th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Mahishghata village has 774 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishghata has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Mahishghata is 721148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishghata covers 76.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahishghata falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Mahishghata is in Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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.