About Mahendra Nagar Village

Mahendra Nagar is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,117 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahendra Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahendra Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743371
Area (hectares)	280.7 hectares
Population	2,192
Male Population	1,117
Female Population	1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahendra Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Mahendra Nagar is the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 280.7 hectares work out to about 7.8 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 958.

Getting to Mahendra Nagar

Mahendra Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahendra Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahendra Nagar from other places

Mahendra Nagar lies about 42 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Namkhana, about 8.5 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 Mahendra Nagar
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Namkhana	8.5 km
Nearest town	Haldia	37 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	42 km

Villages closest to Mahendra Nagar

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

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Common questions about Mahendra Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahendra Nagar village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 67th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Mahendra Nagar village has 1,117 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahendra Nagar has about 962 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Mahendra Nagar is 743371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahendra Nagar covers 280.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahendra Nagar falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahendra Nagar is Namkhana, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahendra Nagar.

Mahendra Nagar is about 42 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.

Mahendra Nagar is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 3.7 km away. Namkhana is about 8.5 km away. Haldia is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.