About Mahiskhata Village

Mahiskhata is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 225 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahiskhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahiskhata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ranishwar
Pincode	814148
Area (hectares)	158 hectares
Population	488
Male Population	225
Female Population	263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,169
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Mahiskhata compares

By the 2011 count Mahiskhata is the 67th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Mahiskhata

Mahiskhata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahiskhata 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Lakshanpur, Latabani, Leya and Lutulia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahiskhata

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahiskhata village had a population of 488. That makes it the 67th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Mahiskhata village has 225 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahiskhata has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Mahiskhata is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahiskhata covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahiskhata falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahiskhata notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Mahiskhata is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.