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About Mahishamari Village

Mahishamari is a large village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,890, made up of 1,503 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743373, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishamari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sagar
Pincode 743373
Area (hectares) 443.98 hectares
Population 2,890
Male Population 1,503
Female Population 1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishamari compares

By the 2011 count Mahishamari is the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents. Its 443.98 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mahishamari

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

How far is Mahishamari from other places

Mahishamari lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 11 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 Mahishamari
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 11 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Mahishamari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishamari village had a population of 2,890. That makes it the 34th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,048 residents.

Mahishamari village has 1,503 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishamari has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mahishamari is 743373. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishamari covers 443.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishamari falls under Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahishamari is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahishamari.

Mahishamari is about 16 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.

Mahishamari is in Sagar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 11 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 14 km away. Sagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandipur (9.9 km), Kamalpur (10 km) and Khan Saheber Abad (11 km).

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

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