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About Mahishakhor Village

Mahishakhor is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 542 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishakhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishakhor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 148.92 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 542
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Mahishakhor compares

By the 2011 count Mahishakhor is the 103rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 148.92 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Mahishakhor

Mahishakhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishakhor 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 Mahishakhor from other places

Mahishakhor lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 2.5 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 Mahishakhor
Nearest railway station Hatwar 2.5 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km

Villages closest to Mahishakhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishakhor village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Mahishakhor village has 542 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishakhor has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Mahishakhor is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishakhor covers 148.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahishakhor falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahishakhor is Hatwar, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahishakhor.

Mahishakhor is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahishakhor is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 2.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manora (under 2 km), Pachim Lahil (1.8 km) and Purba Lahil (1.8 km).

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

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