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About Mahuliya Village

Mahuliya is a large village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,251 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuliya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832304
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 2,492
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuliya compares

By the 2011 count Mahuliya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Mahuliya

Mahuliya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahuliya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuliya from other places

Mahuliya lies about 20 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Galudih, 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 Mahuliya
Nearest railway station Galudih under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 9.6 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 9.6 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Mahuliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuliya village had a population of 2,492. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Mahuliya village has 1,251 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuliya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mahuliya is 832304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuliya covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuliya falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuliya is Galudih, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahuliya.

Mahuliya is about 20 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuliya is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about under 2 km away. Ghatshila is about 9.6 km away. Ghātsīla is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digri (2.0 km), Chorinda (2.8 km) and Chapri (4.0 km).

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

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