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About Mahishamuri Village

Mahishamuri is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,195 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishamuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishamuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 247.6 hectares
Population 2,339
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahishamuri compares

By the 2011 count Mahishamuri is the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 247.6 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mahishamuri

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

How far is Mahishamuri from other places

Mahishamuri lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 3.1 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 Mahishamuri
Nearest railway station Deula 3.1 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Mahishamuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishamuri village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 41st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Mahishamuri village has 1,195 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishamuri has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mahishamuri is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishamuri covers 247.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishamuri falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahishamuri is Deula, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahishamuri.

Mahishamuri is about 11 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.

Mahishamuri is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 3.1 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Magrahat I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karpansara (under 2 km), Sadhukhan Ardari (under 2 km) and Atpara (1.8 km).

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

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