About Matsyakhali Village

Matsyakhali is a mid sized village in Bishnupur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 887 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matsyakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matsyakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	120.8 hectares
Population	1,717
Male Population	887
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Matsyakhali compares

By the 2011 count Matsyakhali is the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 120.8 hectares work out to about 14 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 Matsyakhali

Matsyakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Matsyakhali 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Matsyakhali from other places

Matsyakhali lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 6.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Matsyakhali
Nearest railway station	Dakshin Durgapur	6.2 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	21 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	21 km

Villages closest to Matsyakhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur I tehsil.

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 Matsyakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Matsyakhali village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 48th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Matsyakhali village has 887 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matsyakhali has about 936 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 Matsyakhali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matsyakhali covers 120.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Matsyakhali falls under Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Matsyakhali is Dakshin Durgapur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Matsyakhali.

Matsyakhali is about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matsyakhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 6.2 km away. Baruipur is about 8.3 km away. Bishnupur I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.