About Mestakhali Village

Mestakhali 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 1,987, made up of 1,035 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mestakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mestakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bishnupur I
Pincode	743503
Area (hectares)	121.5 hectares
Population	1,987
Male Population	1,035
Female Population	952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 Mestakhali compares

By the 2011 count Mestakhali is the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 121.5 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mestakhali

Mestakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mestakhali 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 Mestakhali from other places

Mestakhali lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 6.6 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 Mestakhali
Nearest railway station	Dakshin Durgapur	6.6 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bishnupur I	21 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	21 km

Villages closest to Mestakhali

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 Mestakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Mestakhali village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Mestakhali village has 1,035 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mestakhali has about 920 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 Mestakhali is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mestakhali covers 121.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mestakhali is Dakshin Durgapur, about 6.6 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 Mestakhali.

Mestakhali 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.

Mestakhali is in Bishnupur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 6.6 km away. Baruipur is about 9.2 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.