About Mahilong Village

Mahilong is a large village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,371, made up of 2,225 males and 2,146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahilong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahilong village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Namkum
Pincode	835204
Area (hectares)	799.32 hectares
Population	4,371
Male Population	2,225
Female Population	2,146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahilong compares

By the 2011 count Mahilong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 799.32 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Mahilong

Mahilong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahilong 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahilong from other places

Mahilong lies about 12 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tatisilwai Junction, about 1.9 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 Mahilong
Nearest railway station	Tatisilwai Junction	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Namkum	6.4 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	12 km

Villages closest to Mahilong

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

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Common questions about Mahilong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahilong village had a population of 4,371. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Mahilong village has 2,225 males and 2,146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahilong has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Mahilong is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahilong covers 799.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahilong falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahilong is Tatisilwai Junction, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahilong.

Mahilong is about 12 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahilong is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Tatisilwai Junction is about 1.9 km away. Namkum is about 6.4 km away. Ranchi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.