Mahishdanga, Polba - Dadpur, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on November 22, 2024.

Geographic Location of Mahishdanga


The village Mahishdanga is located in Polba - Dadpur C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Polba - Dadpur Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Mahishdanga


There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mahishdanga


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

A brief summary of available data for Mahishdanga 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 Mahishdanga


As per available data from the year 2009, 963 persons live in 241 house holds in the village Mahishdanga. There are 468 female individuals and 495 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.6% and males constitute 51.4% of the total population.

There are 361 scheduled castes persons of which 167 are females and 194 are males. Females constitute 46.26% and males constitute 53.74% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 37.49% of the total population.

There are 100 scheduled tribes persons of which 57 are females and 43 are males. Females constitute 57% and males constitute 43% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 10.38% of the total population.

Population density of Mahishdanga is 849.58 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mahishdanga


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Total area of Mahishdanga is 113.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 88 ha. About 88 ha is irrigated area. About 43.9 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.64 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 40.46 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 24.03 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.32 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Mahishdanga


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

There is a government primary school in the village Mahishdanga.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Ati, which is less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Daspur, which is less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

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

Colleges in Mahishdanga


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 Dhaniakhali, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

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

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

There are no management institutes in the village Mahishdanga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Mahishdanga


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

There are no non formal training centres in the village Mahishdanga or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Mahishdanga


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Mahishdanga.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Mahishdanga.

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

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