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About Maishali Village

Maishali is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,900, made up of 1,473 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721630, 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 Tamluk
Pincode 721630
Area (hectares) 147.76 hectares
Population 2,900
Male Population 1,473
Female Population 1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maishali compares

By the 2011 count Maishali is the 20th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 147.76 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Maishali

Maishali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maishali 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kurpai, Laichhanpur, Lalitageria and Lohanda. 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 2,900. That makes it the 20th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Maishali village has 1,473 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maishali has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Maishali is 721630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maishali covers 147.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maishali falls under Tamluk 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maishali.

Maishali is in Tamluk 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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