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About Muchiakalang Village

Muchiakalang is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 270 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muchiakalang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muchiakalang village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 270
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Muchiakalang compares

By the 2011 count Muchiakalang is the 81st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1001.

Getting to Muchiakalang

Muchiakalang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Muchiakalang 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Muchiakalang from other places

Muchiakalang lies about 14 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 2.1 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 Muchiakalang
Nearest railway station Bingaon 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 4.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 14 km

Villages closest to Muchiakalang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Muchiakalang village had a population of 519. That makes it the 81st largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Muchiakalang village has 270 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muchiakalang has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Muchiakalang is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muchiakalang covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muchiakalang falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Muchiakalang is Bingaon, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Muchiakalang.

Muchiakalang is about 14 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muchiakalang is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 2.1 km away. Karra is about 4.6 km away. Khunti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urikel Chhotka (under 2 km), Patramuchia (under 2 km) and Malgo (1.7 km).

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

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