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About Mahula Village

Mahula is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 552 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 552
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahula compares

By the 2011 count Mahula is the 32nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 1013.

Getting to Mahula

Mahula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahula from other places

Mahula lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 24 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 Mahula
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 24 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 29 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Mahula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahula village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Mahula village has 552 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahula has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Mahula is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahula covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahula falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahula is Kalian Chak, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahula.

Mahula is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahula is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 6.3 km away. Kalian Chak is about 24 km away. Sāhibganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Orbot (under 2 km), Pusurkuriya Bedo (under 2 km) and Bara Amarpur (2.3 km).

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

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