title: Mahal, Paschim Bardhaman
text: # Mahal, Paschim Bardhaman
  
  Mahal is a census town in the Pandabeswar CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
  
  ## Geography
  
  ### Location
  
  Mahal is located at 23°42′12″N 87°17′22″E﻿ / ﻿23.703352°N 87.289569°E﻿ / 23.703352; 87.289569.
  
  Mahal, Baidyanathpur, Dalurband, Ramnagar, Bilpahari and Kendra Khottamdi form a cluster of census towns in the northern portion of Pandabeswar CD block.
  
  ### Urbanisation
  
  According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahal had a total population of 4,841 of which 2,510 (52%) were males and 2,331 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 647. The total number of literate persons in Mahal was 3,078 (73.39% of the population over 6 years).
  
  *For language details see Pandabeswar (community development block)#Language and religion
  
  ## Infrastructure
  
  According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Mahal covered an area of 3.3532 $km^2.$ Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved service reservoir, tap water from treated sources, uncovered wells. It had 418 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities there is a dispensary/ health centre 1 km away. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at Pandabeswar 2 km away.
  
  ## Economy
  
  As per the ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Pandaveswar Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Dalurband Colliery, Khottadih OCP, Khottadih UG, Madhaipur Colliery, Manderbony Colliery, Pandaveswar Colliery and South Samla Colliery.
  
  