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About Maishali Village

Maishali is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,354, made up of 709 males and 645 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maishali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maishali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721434
Area (hectares) 122.6 hectares
Population 1,354
Male Population 709
Female Population 645
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maishali compares

By the 2011 count Maishali is the 37th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 122.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Maishali

Maishali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maishali as Available within 5 - 10 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 Machhnan, Madha Khali, Madhab Chak and Madhusudan 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 Maishali

As per the Census of India 2011, Maishali village had a population of 1,354. That makes it the 37th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Maishali village has 709 males and 645 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maishali has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Maishali is 721434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maishali covers 122.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maishali falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maishali.

Maishali is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba 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 Maishali today is likely to be higher.

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