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About Mahishnadi Village

Mahishnadi is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 438 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishnadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishnadi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 296.22 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 438
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishnadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahishnadi is the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 296.22 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mahishnadi

Mahishnadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishnadi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakhyabad, Lakshanpur, Lalpur and Madandi. 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 Mahishnadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishnadi village had a population of 884. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Mahishnadi village has 438 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishnadi has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mahishnadi is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishnadi covers 296.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishnadi falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahishnadi 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 km distance for Mahishnadi.

Mahishnadi is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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 Mahishnadi today is likely to be higher.

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