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About Mahalipokhar Village

Mahalipokhar is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 784, made up of 384 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalipokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalipokhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 784
Male Population 384
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahalipokhar compares

By the 2011 count Mahalipokhar is the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Mahalipokhar

Mahalipokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahalipokhar as Available within village. 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 Mahalipokhar from other places

Mahalipokhar lies about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 22 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 Mahalipokhar
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 14 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 22 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 36 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 63 km

Villages closest to Mahalipokhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalipokhar village had a population of 784. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Mahalipokhar village has 384 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalipokhar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

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

Mahalipokhar covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahalipokhar falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahalipokhar is Māluka, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahalipokhar.

Mahalipokhar is about 63 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahalipokhar is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 14 km away. Māluka is about 22 km away. Karanjiā is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapramgutu (1.9 km), Balibandh (3.2 km) and Angarpada (3.4 km).

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

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