About Mahal Village

Mahal is one of the larger villages in Chandankiyari tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,304, made up of 4,876 males and 4,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1459.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahal village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Chandankiyari
Pincode	828134
Area (hectares)	1459.77 hectares
Population	9,304
Male Population	4,876
Female Population	4,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahal compares

By the 2011 count Mahal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents. Its 1459.77 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mahal

Mahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahal from other places

Mahal lies about 23 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Shewbabudih, about 1.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahal
Nearest railway station	Shewbabudih	1.6 km
Nearest town	Pāthardih	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandankiyari	23 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	23 km

Villages closest to Mahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandankiyari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Mahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahal village had a population of 9,304. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,820 residents.

Mahal village has 4,876 males and 4,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahal has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Mahal is 828134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahal covers 1459.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahal falls under Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahal is Shewbabudih, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahal.

Mahal is about 23 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahal is in Chandankiyari tehsil of Bokaro district. Shewbabudih is about 1.6 km away. Pāthardih is about 5.8 km away. Chandankiyari is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.