About Mahadan Village

Mahadan is a small village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 96 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jamboni
Pincode	721503
Area (hectares)	286.54 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	96
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahadan compares

By the 2011 count Mahadan is the 177th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 286.54 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Mahadan

Mahadan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahadan 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lawa, Loadi, Lohamalia and Machkandua. 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 Mahadan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadan village had a population of 185. That makes it the 177th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Mahadan village has 96 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadan has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Mahadan is 721503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadan covers 286.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahadan falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahadan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Mahadan.

Mahadan is in Jamboni 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.