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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANIMA ROY
Contact: 96****6434
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- LGD code
- 306754
- Pincode
- 734434
- Post office
- Phansidewa
- Population
- 1,887
- Households
- 417
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 623
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahipal compares
By population, Mahipal ranks #36 of 113 villages in Phansidewa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.8%
+6.3% vs mandal average
- Mahipal
- 61.8%
- Phansidewa mandal
- 55.5%
- Darjeeling district
- 71.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+10 vs mandal average
- Mahipal
- 982
- Phansidewa mandal
- 972
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Mahipal
- 4.5
- Phansidewa mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahipal at a glance
Mahipal is a village of 1,887 people in 417 households (Census 2011) in Phansidewa block, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, the 36th-largest of 113 villages in Phansidewa block. Literacy is 62%, 6 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 734434, served by Phansidewa post office; the LGD village code is 306754. The sarpanch is ANIMA ROY, and the village votes in Phansidewa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Durga Murmu. The population is estimated at 2,225 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Phansidewa Bansgaon Kismat →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahipal · this village | 1,887 | 62% | — |
| Uttar Bansgaon Kismat · Phansidewa | 5,064 | 57% | — |
| Bandar Gachh · Phansidewa | 3,891 | 73% | — |
| Dhamnagachh · Phansidewa | 2,356 | 67% | — |
| Purbba Bansgaon Kismat · Phansidewa | 2,184 | 51% | — |
| Sahananda · Phansidewa | 1,916 | 64% | — |
| Paschim Bansgaon Kismat · Phansidewa | 1,644 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahipal
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 213.27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahipal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahipal
- LGD code
- 306754
- Pincode
- 734434
- Post office
- Phansidewa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,887
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,225
- Households
- 417
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 61.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darjeeling
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phansidewa
- Member of Parliament
- Raju Bista
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Durga Murmu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ANIMA ROY
- Block / Mandal
- Phansidewa
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 734434
- Madhya BansgaonPhansidewa mandal9,132 pop
- BanshgaonPhansidewa mandal5,958 pop
- LiusipukuriPhansidewa mandal5,185 pop
- Uttar Bansgaon KismatPhansidewa mandal5,064 pop
- Bandar GachhPhansidewa mandal3,891 pop
- BansgaonchaklaPhansidewa mandal3,876 pop
- Purba BansgaonPhansidewa mandal3,859 pop
- RangapaniNaxalbari mandal3,619 pop
- MahammadbaksaPhansidewa mandal2,913 pop
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Other villages named Mahipal
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Mahipal
Other villages in Phansidewa mandal
View all 60+ →- Paschim Madati
- Lahugaon
- Madhya Bansgaon
- Bara Paikpara Arazi
- Budharugaon
- Mandila Jhar
- Purbba Madati
- Banshgaon
- Liusipukuri
- Uttar Bansgaon Kismat
- Pathar Hirhirar Chhat
- Bandar Gachh
- Bansgaonchakla
- Purba Bansgaon
- Dhakpara
- Molani
- Bhalamanashi
- Mahammadbaksa
- Gangaram Tea Garden
- Bara Pathuram
- Thakurganja
- Nirmmal
- Chikanmati
- Kalaram
- Tepu Tea Garden
- Kashiram
- Dhamnagachh
- Jogibhita
- Guabari
- Purbba Bansgaon Kismat
- Hetmuri
- Antigachh
- Radha
- Chhota Pathuram
- Sahananda
- Jabarali
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)