About Mahulbana Village

Mahulbana is a small village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 143 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahulbana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahulbana village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Masalia
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	103.38 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	143
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahulbana compares

By the 2011 count Mahulbana is the 162nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 103.38 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Mahulbana

Mahulbana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahulbana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahulbana from other places

Mahulbana lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 2.0 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 Mahulbana
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	2.0 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masalia	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Mahulbana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahulbana village had a population of 279. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Mahulbana village has 143 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahulbana has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Mahulbana is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahulbana covers 103.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahulbana falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahulbana is Harinsing, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahulbana.

Mahulbana is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahulbana is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Masalia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.