Geographic Location of Mahishal

The village Mahishal is located in Gazole C.D.Block of Maldah District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Gazole Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Mahishal

There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Mahishal,
Maldah,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 732124

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Mahishal

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

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

Social Structure of Mahishal

As per available data from the year 2009, 1806 persons live in 366 house holds in the village Mahishal. There are 894 female individuals and 912 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.5% and males constitute 50.5% of the total population.

There are 1332 scheduled castes persons of which 653 are females and 679 are males. Females constitute 49.02% and males constitute 50.98% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 73.75% of the total population.

There are 2 scheduled tribes persons of which 1 are females and 1 are males. Females constitute 50% and males constitute 50% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.11% of the total population.

Population density of Mahishal is 253.42 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Mahishal

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Total area of Mahishal is 712.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 600 ha. About 50 ha is un-irrigated area. About 550 ha is irrigated area. About 100 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 425 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 25 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 110.66 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 2 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Mahishal

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Mahishal.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Mahishal.

There is a government middle school in the village Mahishal.

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

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

Colleges in Mahishal

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 Gazole, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishal.

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

There are no medical colleges in the village Mahishal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no management institutes in the village Mahishal 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 Maliha, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishal.

Other Educational Facilities in Mahishal

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

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Old Malda, which is more than 10 kms away from Mahishal.

Healthcare Facilities in Mahishal

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

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

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

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

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

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

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Mahishal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary with doctors and paramedical staff in the village Mahishal.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Mahishal.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Mahishal or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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