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About Mailburu Village

Mailburu is a small village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 169 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Mailburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailburu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 169
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Mailburu compares

By the 2011 count Mailburu is the 96th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Mailburu

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

Mailburu lies about 10 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 25 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 Mailburu
District headquarters Khunti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 12 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 25 km

Villages closest to Mailburu

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.

Common questions about Mailburu

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailburu village had a population of 356. That makes it the 96th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Mailburu village has 169 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailburu has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Mailburu covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mailburu falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mailburu is Bingaon, about 25 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 Mailburu.

Mailburu is about 10 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailburu is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 10 km away. Murhu is about 12 km away. Bingaon is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anridih (under 2 km), Digri (under 2 km) and Udburu (1.5 km).

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

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