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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Mahanala is a village in Chakdah mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, situated at 23.113°N, 88.558°E. With a population of 935 across 178 households, it has a literacy rate of 46.6%, under postal code 741222.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Smriti Goldar
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- LGD code
- 322173
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population
- 935
- Households
- 178
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Sex ratio
- 932 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 468
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 63 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1228 km
- Nearest railway station
- Payradanga Rail Station · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Payradanga Eye Care Center · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mahanala compares
By population, Mahanala ranks #78 of 101 villages in Chakdah mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.6%
−24.8% vs mandal average
- Mahanala
- 46.6%
- Chakdah mandal
- 71.4%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
932
+3 vs mandal average
- Mahanala
- 932
- Chakdah mandal
- 929
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Mahanala
- 5.3
- Chakdah mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mahanala at a glance
Mahanala is a village of 935 people in 178 households (Census 2011) in Chakdah block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 78th-largest of 101 villages in Chakdah block. Literacy is 47%, 25 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 932 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Nadia district centre, 21 km from Ukrah, the nearest town, 2 km from Payradanga Rail Station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741222, served by Chakdah post office; the LGD village code is 322173. The nearest hospital or health centre is Payradanga Eye Care Center, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Smriti Goldar, and the village votes in Ranaghat Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Kumar Biswas. The population is estimated at 1,046 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahanala · this village | 935 | 47% | — |
| Cheuntia · Chakdah | 579 | 59% | 1.4 km SE |
| Ghatigachhi · Ranaghat - II | 1,802 | 82% | 1.6 km NE |
| Palagachha · Chakdah | 2,120 | 61% | 2.3 km SW |
| Dhanicha · Chakdah | 2,395 | 75% | 2.5 km S |
| Ukhil Nara · Ranaghat - I | 6,572 | 77% | 2.4 km NW |
| Uttarghugia (P) · Chakdah | 424 | 74% | 2.6 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahanala
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 77.77
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mahanala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mahanala
- LGD code
- 322173
- Pincode
- 741222
- Post office
- Chakdah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 935
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,046
- Households
- 178
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 932
- Literacy rate
- 46.6%
- Coordinates
- 23.11327°N, 88.55790°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ranaghat Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Jagannath Sarkar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashim Kumar Biswas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Smriti Goldar
- Block / Mandal
- Chakdah
Getting there
How to reach Mahanala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata63 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1228 km
- Delhi1289 km
- Chennai1417 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPayradanga Rail Station2 km
- Bus stopChakdaha Bus Terminal5 km
- Hospital / PHCPayradanga Eye Care Center2 km
- ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum8 km
- CollegeAIIMS KALYANI16 km
- Police stationChakdaha Police Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mahanala
4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mahanala
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫NiharikaSchool5.0 km ↗
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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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)