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About Mahula Shul Village

Mahula Shul is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 79 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahula Shul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahula Shul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 67.8 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 79
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahula Shul compares

By the 2011 count Mahula Shul is the 202nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 67.8 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mahula Shul

Mahula Shul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahula Shul as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahula Shul from other places

Mahula Shul 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 Mahula Shul
Nearest railway station Prantik 9.2 km
Nearest town Bolpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Mahula Shul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahula Shul village had a population of 158. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Mahula Shul village has 79 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahula Shul has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

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

Mahula Shul covers 67.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahula Shul falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahula Shul is Prantik, about 9.2 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 km distance for Mahula Shul.

Mahula Shul 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.

Mahula Shul is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Prantik is about 9.2 km away. Bolpur is about 10 km away. Sainthia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahulara (under 2 km), Dakshin Siur (3.3 km) and Purba Siur (3.6 km).

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

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