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About Maitir Hat Village

Maitir Hat 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 502, made up of 266 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maitir Hat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maitir Hat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743355
Area (hectares) 47.49 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 266
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maitir Hat compares

By the 2011 count Maitir Hat is the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 47.49 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maitir Hat

Maitir Hat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maitir Hat as Available within 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maitir Hat from other places

Maitir Hat lies about 8.7 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Magra Hat, about 3.5 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 Maitir Hat
Nearest railway station Magra Hat 3.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 8.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.7 km

Villages closest to Maitir Hat

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 Maitir Hat

As per the Census of India 2011, Maitir Hat village had a population of 502. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Maitir Hat village has 266 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maitir Hat has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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

Maitir Hat covers 47.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Maitir Hat is Magra Hat, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maitir Hat.

Maitir Hat is about 8.7 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.

Maitir Hat is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Magra Hat is about 3.5 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.7 km away. Magrahat II is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghanashyampur (under 2 km), Purba Kamarpukuria (under 2 km) and Benipur (under 2 km).

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

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