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About Purbba Mahula Village

Purbba Mahula is a mid sized village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,480, made up of 756 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Mahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Mahula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 281.7 hectares
Population 1,480
Male Population 756
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Mahula compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Mahula is the 34th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 281.7 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Purbba Mahula

Purbba Mahula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba Mahula as Available within <5 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 Purbba Mahula from other places

Purbba Mahula lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Prantik, about 9.2 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 Purbba Mahula
Nearest railway station Prantik 9.2 km
Nearest town Bolpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Purbba Mahula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Labpur 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 Purbba Mahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Mahula village had a population of 1,480. That makes it the 34th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Purbba Mahula village has 756 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Mahula has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Mahula is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Mahula covers 281.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purbba Mahula falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Mahula is Prantik, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purbba Mahula.

Purbba Mahula is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Mahula is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Prantik is about 9.2 km away. Bolpur is about 10 km away. Labpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Mahula (under 2 km), Sultanpur (2.0 km) and Murdighi (6.3 km).

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

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