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About Maha Bishra Village

Maha Bishra is a large village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,612, made up of 1,354 males and 1,258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maha Bishra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maha Bishra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 312.01 hectares
Population 2,612
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maha Bishra compares

By the 2011 count Maha Bishra is the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 312.01 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Maha Bishra

Maha Bishra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maha Bishra as Available within 5 - 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 Krishanapur, Kudi, Kunarpur and Madhabpur. 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 Maha Bishra

As per the Census of India 2011, Maha Bishra village had a population of 2,612. That makes it the 15th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Maha Bishra village has 1,354 males and 1,258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maha Bishra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Maha Bishra is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maha Bishra covers 312.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maha Bishra falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maha Bishra 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 - 10 km distance for Maha Bishra.

Maha Bishra is in Egra I 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 Maha Bishra today is likely to be higher.

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