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About Mahlitola Village

Mahlitola is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 107 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 748 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahlitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahlitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 824001
Area (hectares) 8.57 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 107
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 748
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahlitola compares

By the 2011 count Mahlitola is the 141st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 8.57 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mahlitola

Mahlitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahlitola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahlitola from other places

Mahlitola lies about 52 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.2 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 Mahlitola
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 4.2 km
Nearest town Giridih 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 52 km

Villages closest to Mahlitola

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

Common questions about Mahlitola

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahlitola village had a population of 187. That makes it the 141st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Mahlitola village has 107 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahlitola has about 748 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mahlitola is 824001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahlitola covers 8.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahlitola falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahlitola is Maheshmunda Junction, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahlitola.

Mahlitola is about 52 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahlitola is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 4.2 km away. Giridih is about 9.9 km away. Tundi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (2.8 km), Baroatanr (2.9 km) and Kashitanr (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahlitola today is likely to be higher.

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