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About Maukhali Village

Maukhali is a small village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 272 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maukhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maukhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 19.68 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 272
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maukhali compares

By the 2011 count Maukhali is the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 19.68 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maukhali

Maukhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maukhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maukhali from other places

Maukhali lies about 4.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.9 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 Maukhali
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 4.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 6.6 km

Villages closest to Maukhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maukhali village had a population of 491. That makes it the 91st largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Maukhali village has 272 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maukhali has about 805 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 Maukhali is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maukhali covers 19.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maukhali falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maukhali is Mathurapur Road, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maukhali.

Maukhali is about 4.2 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.

Maukhali is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.9 km away. Mandirbazar is about 4.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansberia Zafarpur (under 2 km), Durlavpur (under 2 km) and Purba Gopalnagar (under 2 km).

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

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