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About Mahulbana Village

Mahulbana is a large village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,051, made up of 1,055 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, 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 Ranishwar
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 552 hectares
Population 2,051
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahulbana compares

By the 2011 count Mahulbana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 552 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Mahulbana

Mahulbana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahulbana as Available within village. 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 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 Ranishwar 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 Ranishwar 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 Mahulbana

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahulbana village had a population of 2,051. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Mahulbana village has 1,055 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahulbana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Mahulbana is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahulbana covers 552 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahulbana falls under Ranishwar 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Ranishwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simaljor (under 2 km), Dhobakata (2.4 km) and Nangalbhanga (2.6 km).

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

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