Mahishdal, Bolpur Sriniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mahishdal


The village Mahishdal is located in Bolpur Sriniketan C.D.Block of Birbhum District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Bolpur Sriniketan Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Mahishdal


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mahishdal,
Birbhum,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 731204

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mahishdal


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Mahishdal is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Mahishdal is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Mahishdal


As per available data from the year 2009, 1147 persons live in 268 house holds in the village Mahishdal. There are 591 female individuals and 556 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.53% and males constitute 48.47% of the total population.

There are 50 scheduled castes persons of which 24 are females and 26 are males. Females constitute 48% and males constitute 52% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 4.36% of the total population.

There are 894 scheduled tribes persons of which 469 are females and 425 are males. Females constitute 52.46% and males constitute 47.54% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 77.94% of the total population.

Population density of Mahishdal is 696.93 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mahishdal


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Total area of Mahishdal is 164.58 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 128 ha. About 128 ha is irrigated area. About 96 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 12 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 18 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 14.58 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Mahishdal


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Mahishdal.

There is a government primary school in the village Mahishdal.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Laldaha, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Laldaha, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Albandha, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

Colleges in Mahishdal


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Bolpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Bolpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Barddhaman, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Bolpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishdal.

Other Educational Facilities in Mahishdal


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Suri, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Bolpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Mahishdal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Mahishdal


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Mahishdal.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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