About Mahulpahari Village

Mahulpahari is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 478 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahulpahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahulpahari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816124
Area (hectares)	254 hectares
Population	968
Male Population	478
Female Population	490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahulpahari compares

By the 2011 count Mahulpahari is the 31st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mahulpahari

Mahulpahari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahulpahari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahulpahari from other places

Mahulpahari lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 6.3 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 Mahulpahari
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	6.3 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	32 km

Villages closest to Mahulpahari

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.

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Common questions about Mahulpahari

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahulpahari village had a population of 968. That makes it the 31st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Mahulpahari village has 478 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahulpahari has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mahulpahari is 816124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahulpahari covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahulpahari falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahulpahari is Harinsing, about 6.3 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 village for Mahulpahari.

Mahulpahari is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahulpahari is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 6.3 km away. Rampur Hat is about 26 km away. Shikaripara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.