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About Makhalia Village

Makhalia is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 874 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makhalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makhalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 56.16 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 874
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makhalia compares

By the 2011 count Makhalia is the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 56.16 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Makhalia

Makhalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Makhalia as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Makhalia from other places

Makhalia lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 11 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 Makhalia
Nearest town Budge Budge 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Komagata Maru Budge Budge 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Makhalia

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

Common questions about Makhalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Makhalia village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Makhalia village has 874 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makhalia has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Makhalia is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makhalia covers 56.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Makhalia falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Makhalia is Komagata Maru Budge Budge, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Makhalia.

Makhalia is about 32 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.

Makhalia is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Budge Budge is about 9.8 km away. Komagata Maru Budge Budge is about 11 km away. Bishnupur II is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sukdeb (under 2 km), Sajua (under 2 km) and Jhikurbere (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Makhalia today is likely to be higher.

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