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About Mahalas Village

Mahalas is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 419 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalas village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 137.22 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 419
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahalas compares

By the 2011 count Mahalas is the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 137.22 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mahalas

Mahalas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahalas 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kushtor, Lokpara, Madhaipur and Mahadebpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahalas

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalas village had a population of 797. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Mahalas village has 419 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalas has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mahalas is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalas covers 137.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahalas falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahalas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Mahalas.

Mahalas is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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