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About Mahisha Gerya Village

Mahisha Gerya is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 203 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahisha Gerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahisha Gerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 47.87 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 203
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahisha Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Mahisha Gerya is the 246th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 47.87 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mahisha Gerya

Mahisha Gerya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahisha Gerya as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Madhyam Satkona, Madi Chak, Madpur and Mahasimpur. 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 Mahisha Gerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahisha Gerya village had a population of 382. That makes it the 246th largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Mahisha Gerya village has 203 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisha Gerya has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Mahisha Gerya is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahisha Gerya covers 47.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahisha Gerya falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahisha Gerya 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahisha Gerya.

Mahisha Gerya is in Debra 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.

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

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