About Mahil Village

Mahil is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 595 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahil village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Sonahatu
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	471 hectares
Population	1,197
Male Population	595
Female Population	602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahil compares

By the 2011 count Mahil is the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mahil

Mahil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahil as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Mahil from other places

Mahil lies about 56 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, 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 Mahil
Nearest railway station	Suisa	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonahatu	13 km
Nearest town	Būndu	24 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	56 km

Villages closest to Mahil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahil village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 18th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Mahil village has 595 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahil has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mahil is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahil covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahil falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahil is Suisa, 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 village for Mahil.

Mahil is about 56 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahil is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Suisa is about 8.9 km away. Sonahatu is about 13 km away. Būndu is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.