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About Maisha Village

Maisha is a small village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 337, made up of 178 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.76 hectares hectares.

Maisha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maisha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Area (hectares) 18.76 hectares
Population 337
Male Population 178
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maisha compares

By the 2011 count Maisha is the 308th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 18.76 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Maisha

Maisha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maisha as Available within <5 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 Mahisha Dani, Mahisha Gerya, Mahishda and Mahishdubi. 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 Maisha

As per the Census of India 2011, Maisha village had a population of 337. That makes it the 308th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Maisha village has 178 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maisha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Maisha covers 18.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maisha falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Maisha 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 Maisha today is likely to be higher.

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