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About Mashina Village

Mashina is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 353 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mashina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mashina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 142.08 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 353
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mashina compares

By the 2011 count Mashina is the 77th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 142.08 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mashina

Mashina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mashina as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Majurkata, Maldiha, Mandalkupi and Mangalmari. 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 Mashina

As per the Census of India 2011, Mashina village had a population of 713. That makes it the 77th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Mashina village has 353 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mashina has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

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

Mashina covers 142.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mashina 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 - 10 km distance for Mashina.

Mashina 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 Mashina today is likely to be higher.

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