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About Mahishabhaga Village

Mahishabhaga is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 198 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishabhaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishabhaga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 73.32 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 198
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Mahishabhaga compares

By the 2011 count Mahishabhaga is the 112th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 73.32 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Mahishabhaga

Mahishabhaga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishabhaga 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 Kuraria, Kutisai, Lata and Laudaha. 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 Mahishabhaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishabhaga village had a population of 383. That makes it the 112th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Mahishabhaga village has 198 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishabhaga has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Mahishabhaga is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishabhaga covers 73.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishabhaga falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishabhaga 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 Mahishabhaga.

Mahishabhaga is in Sankrail 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 Mahishabhaga today is likely to be higher.

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