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About Mailpiri Village

Mailpiri is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 69 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailpiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailpiri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 160 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 69
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mailpiri compares

By the 2011 count Mailpiri is the 120th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 160 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Mailpiri

Mailpiri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mailpiri as Available within 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 Mailpiri from other places

Mailpiri lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 36 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 Mailpiri
Tehsil headquarters Erki 21 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km
Nearest railway station Karra 36 km

Villages closest to Mailpiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailpiri village had a population of 128. That makes it the 120th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Mailpiri village has 69 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailpiri has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Mailpiri is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mailpiri covers 160 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mailpiri falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mailpiri is Karra, about 36 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mailpiri.

Mailpiri is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailpiri is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 21 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Karra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charadih (under 2 km), Koil (under 2 km) and Sareyad (under 2 km).

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

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