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About Mahishgot Village

Mahishgot is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 211 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishgot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishgot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 89.44 hectares
Population 402
Male Population 211
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Mahishgot compares

By the 2011 count Mahishgot is the 126th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 89.44 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 957.

Getting to Mahishgot

Mahishgot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishgot 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 Lakshmi Pari, Lechhua, Lona Chajuri and Madhab Chak. 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 Mahishgot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishgot village had a population of 402. That makes it the 126th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Mahishgot village has 211 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishgot has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mahishgot is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishgot covers 89.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishgot falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishgot 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 Mahishgot.

Mahishgot is in Pingla 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 Mahishgot today is likely to be higher.

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