Mahiari is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 under Domjur

Domjur

Domjur is a census town in Sadar subdivision of Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.-Geography:Domjur is located at . It has an average elevation of 11 metres .-Demographics:...

 police station in Sadar subdivision

Howrah Sadar subdivision

Howrah Sadar subdivision , is a subdivision of the Howrah district in the state of West Bengal, India. It consists of Howrah municipal corporation and Bally municipality and five community development blocs: Bally Jagacha, Domjur, Panchla, Sankrail and Jagatballavpur. The five blocks contain 67...

 of Howrah district

Howrah District

Howrah district is a district of the West Bengal state in eastern India. It has thousands of years of rich heritage in the form of the great Bengali kingdom of Bhurshut. The district is named after its headquarters, the city of Howrah.-Geography:...

 in the India

India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of West Bengal

West Bengal

West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...

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Geography

Mahiari is located at 22.59°N 88.24°E. It has an average elevation of 6 m (19.7 ft).

Mahiari is adjacent to Andul

Andul

Andul is a census town in Sankrail block under sadar sub-division in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a local hub of commercial and industrial activity within and around Sankrail block.-History:...

 and the two together are referred to as Andul–Mouri (also spelt Andul–Mowri).PIN

Postal Index Number

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 for Andul–Mouri is 711302 and for Andul Road is 711103.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Mahiari had a population of 15,422. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mahiari has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 73%. In Mahiari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

NH 6 passes near Mahiari and Mourigram railway station serves this town.

Culture

The Shiva

Shiva

Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

 temples, named Panchananda and Sasaneswar, established by the Kunduchoudhury family, are more than a century old.

There is a 165 feet (50.3 m) high semaphore telegraphy

Telegraphy

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tower.