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About Mahuldiha Village

Mahuldiha is a small village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 157 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuldiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuldiha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 157
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuldiha compares

By the 2011 count Mahuldiha is the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 1044.

Getting to Mahuldiha

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

How far is Mahuldiha from other places

Mahuldiha lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about under 2 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 Mahuldiha
Nearest railway station Sonua under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 18 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 18 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 21 km

Villages closest to Mahuldiha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuldiha village had a population of 295. That makes it the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Mahuldiha village has 157 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuldiha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Mahuldiha is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuldiha covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahuldiha falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuldiha is Sonua, about under 2 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 km distance for Mahuldiha.

Mahuldiha is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuldiha is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about under 2 km away. Kumardungi is about 18 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhamposi (under 2 km), Kumirta (5.9 km) and Patarhatu (6.1 km).

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

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