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About Maukhali Village

Maukhali is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,705, made up of 1,828 males and 1,877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maukhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maukhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 84.96 hectares
Population 3,705
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
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 Maukhali compares

By the 2011 count Maukhali is the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 84.96 hectares work out to about 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Maukhali

Maukhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maukhali 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 Maukhali from other places

Maukhali lies about 4.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.9 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 Maukhali
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 4.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.6 km

Villages closest to Maukhali

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 Maukhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Maukhali village had a population of 3,705. That makes it the 13th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Maukhali village has 1,828 males and 1,877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maukhali has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Maukhali is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maukhali covers 84.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 44 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maukhali is Mathurapur Road, about 2.9 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 Maukhali.

Maukhali is about 4.2 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.

Maukhali is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.9 km away. Bishnupur II is about 4.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (1.6 km), Dadpur (1.6 km) and Krishnapur (2.8 km).

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

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