About Maishali Village

Maishali is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 280 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, 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	Potashpur I
Pincode	721454
Area (hectares)	42.32 hectares
Population	540
Male Population	280
Female Population	260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Maishali compares

By the 2011 count Maishali is the 100th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 42.32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Maishali

Maishali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maishali 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 Machhranka Nankar, Madhabasan, Madhabpur and Madhupur. 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.

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Common questions about Maishali

As per the Census of India 2011, Maishali village had a population of 540. That makes it the 100th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Maishali village has 280 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maishali has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Maishali is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maishali covers 42.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maishali falls under Potashpur I 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maishali.

Maishali is in Potashpur 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.