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About Mahkola Village

Mahkola is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,855, made up of 955 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahkola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahkola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Padma
Pincode 825411
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 1,855
Male Population 955
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahkola compares

By the 2011 count Mahkola is the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mahkola

Mahkola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahkola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Mahkola from other places

Mahkola lies about 23 km from Hazaribagh. 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 Mahkola
Tehsil headquarters Padma 5.3 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 23 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 23 km

Villages closest to Mahkola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahkola village had a population of 1,855. That makes it the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Mahkola village has 955 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahkola has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mahkola is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahkola covers 657 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahkola falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahkola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahkola.

Mahkola is about 23 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahkola is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 5.3 km away. Hazaribagh is about 23 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Champadih (under 2 km), Bihari (under 2 km) and Romi (2.2 km).

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

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