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About Mahisha Gerya Village

Mahisha Gerya is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 408 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, 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 Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 49.28 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 408
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahisha Gerya compares

By the 2011 count Mahisha Gerya is the 137th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 49.28 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mahisha Gerya

Mahisha Gerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahisha Gerya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Magra, Maharajpur, Mahendrapat and Mahesh Pur. 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 782. That makes it the 137th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Mahisha Gerya village has 408 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahisha Gerya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mahisha Gerya is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahisha Gerya covers 49.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahisha Gerya falls under Keshpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahisha Gerya.

Mahisha Gerya is in Keshpur 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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