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About Mara Haldi Village

Mara Haldi is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 899 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mara Haldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mara Haldi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 109.99 hectares
Population 1,716
Male Population 899
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mara Haldi compares

By the 2011 count Mara Haldi is the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 109.99 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, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mara Haldi

The census records public bus service for Mara Haldi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mara Haldi from other places

Mara Haldi lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 2.1 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 Mara Haldi
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 2.1 km
Nearest town Canning 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Mara Haldi

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

Common questions about Mara Haldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mara Haldi village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 41st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Mara Haldi village has 899 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mara Haldi has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mara Haldi is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mara Haldi covers 109.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mara Haldi falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mara Haldi is Matla Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mara Haldi.

Mara Haldi is about 28 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.

Mara Haldi is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 2.1 km away. Canning is about 5.0 km away. Canning I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kankradaha (under 2 km), Bayarsing (under 2 km) and Halapara (1.5 km).

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

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