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About Mahilapara Village

Mahilapara is a small village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 148 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahilapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahilapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat II
Pincode 731242
Area (hectares) 75.56 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 148
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Mahilapara compares

By the 2011 count Mahilapara is the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 75.56 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mahilapara

Mahilapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahilapara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahilapara from other places

Mahilapara lies about 7.8 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 5.4 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 Mahilapara
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat II 7.8 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.8 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 8.5 km

Villages closest to Mahilapara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat II 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 Mahilapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahilapara village had a population of 274. That makes it the 86th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Mahilapara village has 148 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahilapara has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mahilapara is 731242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahilapara covers 75.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahilapara falls under Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahilapara is Swadinpur, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahilapara.

Mahilapara is about 7.8 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahilapara is in Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Swadinpur is about 5.4 km away. Rampurhat II is about 7.8 km away. Birbhum is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaytha (under 2 km), Hatpara (under 2 km) and Belun (1.7 km).

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

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