About Mahula Village

Mahula is a mid sized village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,589, made up of 835 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahula village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar I
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	83.96 hectares
Population	1,589
Male Population	835
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahula compares

By the 2011 count Mahula is the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 83.96 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mahula

Mahula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahula as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahula from other places

Mahula lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 11 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 Mahula
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	11 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar I	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km

Villages closest to Mahula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahula village had a population of 1,589. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Mahula village has 835 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahula has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahula is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahula covers 83.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahula falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahula is Mallarpur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahula.

Mahula is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahula is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Mayureswar I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.