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About Moukhali Village

Moukhali is a mid sized village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 872 males and 787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moukhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moukhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 84.23 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 872
Female Population 787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 Moukhali compares

By the 2011 count Moukhali is the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 84.23 hectares work out to about 20 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 948.

Getting to Moukhali

The census records public bus service for Moukhali 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 Moukhali from other places

Moukhali lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hotar, about 3.6 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 Moukhali
Nearest railway station Hotar 3.6 km
Nearest town Baruipur 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Moukhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moukhali village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Moukhali village has 872 males and 787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moukhali has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Moukhali covers 84.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Moukhali falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Moukhali is Hotar, about 3.6 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 Moukhali.

Moukhali is about 18 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.

Moukhali is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hotar is about 3.6 km away. Baruipur is about 8.2 km away. Magrahat II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Heria (under 2 km), Manirampur (under 2 km) and Uttar Gopinathpur (under 2 km).

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

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