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About Dakshin Mahishda Village

Dakshin Mahishda 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 797, made up of 394 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Mahishda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Mahishda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721425
Area (hectares) 66.52 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 394
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Dakshin Mahishda compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Mahishda is the 78th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 66.52 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Dakshin Mahishda

Dakshin Mahishda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Mahishda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dakshin Mahishda from other places

Dakshin Mahishda lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dakshin Mahishda
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Mahishda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II tehsil.

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 Dakshin Mahishda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Mahishda village had a population of 797. That makes it the 78th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Dakshin Mahishda village has 394 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Mahishda has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Mahishda is 721425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Mahishda covers 66.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Mahishda is Haldia, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dakshin Mahishda.

Dakshin Mahishda is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Mahishda is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Barbaria (under 2 km), Dakshin Baroj Part I (under 2 km) and Dakshin Baroj Part Ii (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dakshin Mahishda today is likely to be higher.

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