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About Mahulbana Village

Mahulbana is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 262 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816103, 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 Shikaripara
Pincode 816103
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 516
Male Population 262
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 98th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mahulbana

Mahulbana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahulbana as Available within 5 - 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 Shikaripara 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 Shikaripara 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 516. That makes it the 98th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Mahulbana village has 262 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahulbana has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mahulbana is 816103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahulbana covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahulbana falls under Shikaripara 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 5 - 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 Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 2.0 km away. Rampur Hat is about 24 km away. Shikaripara 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 Chirudih (under 2 km), Saharjuri (under 2 km) and Saharpur (under 2 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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