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About Maitala Village

Maitala is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,104 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maitala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maitala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 2,179
Male Population 1,104
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
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 Maitala compares

By the 2011 count Maitala is the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maitala

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

Maitala lies about 7.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 1.5 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 Maitala
Nearest railway station Magra Hat 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 7.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 7.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.6 km

Villages closest to Maitala

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 Maitala

As per the Census of India 2011, Maitala village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Maitala village has 1,104 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maitala has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Maitala is 743355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maitala covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maitala is Magra Hat, about 1.5 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 Maitala.

Maitala is about 7.4 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.

Maitala is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 1.5 km away. Magrahat II is about 7.4 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbanandapur (under 2 km), Bilandapur (under 2 km) and Dhanpota (under 2 km).

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

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