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About Mahulara Village

Mahulara is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 178 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahulara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahulara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 50.85 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 178
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahulara compares

By the 2011 count Mahulara is the 167th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 50.85 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mahulara

Mahulara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahulara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahulara from other places

Mahulara 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 Mahulara
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 Mahulara

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 Mahulara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahulara village had a population of 329. That makes it the 167th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Mahulara village has 178 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahulara has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mahulara is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahulara covers 50.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahulara falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahulara 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahulara.

Mahulara 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.

Mahulara 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 Mahula Shul (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 Mahulara today is likely to be higher.

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