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About Marishda Village

Marishda is one of the larger villages in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,953, made up of 3,049 males and 2,904 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Marishda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Marishda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 503.43 hectares
Population 5,953
Male Population 3,049
Female Population 2,904
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Marishda compares

By the 2011 count Marishda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 503.43 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Marishda

Marishda is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Marishda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lauda, Mahesdasbar, Maheshdas Bar Baibartta Chak and Maisadangar. 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 Marishda

As per the Census of India 2011, Marishda village had a population of 5,953. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Marishda village has 3,049 males and 2,904 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Marishda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Marishda is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Marishda covers 503.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Marishda falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Marishda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Marishda.

Marishda is in Contai III 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 Marishda today is likely to be higher.

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