About Mahil Village

Mahil is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,631, made up of 842 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahil village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Murhu
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	470.27 hectares
Population	1,631
Male Population	842
Female Population	789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahil compares

By the 2011 count Mahil is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 470.27 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 996.

Getting to Mahil

Mahil is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahil 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahil from other places

Mahil lies about 7.7 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 17 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 Mahil
Tehsil headquarters	Murhu	5.7 km
District headquarters	Khunti	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Karra	17 km

Villages closest to Mahil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahil village had a population of 1,631. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Mahil village has 842 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahil has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Mahil is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahil covers 470.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahil falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahil is Karra, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahil.

Mahil is about 7.7 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahil is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 5.7 km away. Khunti is about 7.7 km away. Karra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.