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About Mahishlot Village

Mahishlot is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 20 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishlot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishlot village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 58.04 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 20
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Mahishlot compares

By the 2011 count Mahishlot is the 349th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 58.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mahishlot

Mahishlot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishlot 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 Mahatapur, Maheswaripur, Mahish Doba and Mahishamuri. 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 Mahishlot

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishlot village had a population of 39. That makes it the 349th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Mahishlot village has 20 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishlot has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Mahishlot is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishlot covers 58.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahishlot falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishlot 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 Mahishlot.

Mahishlot is in Salbani 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 Mahishlot today is likely to be higher.

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