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About Mukta Village

Mukta is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mukta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mukta village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
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 Mukta compares

By the 2011 count Mukta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 916.

Getting to Mukta

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

Mukta lies about 144 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 8.9 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 Mukta
Nearest town Lātehār 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Demu 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 144 km

Villages closest to Mukta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mukta village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Mukta village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mukta has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Mukta is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mukta covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mukta falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mukta is Demu, about 8.9 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 Mukta.

Mukta is about 144 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mukta is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Lātehār is about 5.7 km away. Demu is about 8.9 km away. Manatu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurwatanr (3.4 km), Karmahi (17 km) and Chiri Khurd (19 km).

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

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