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About Bara Mahula Village

Bara Mahula is a mid sized village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 609, made up of 323 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Mahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Mahula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 111.54 hectares
Population 609
Male Population 323
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Bara Mahula compares

By the 2011 count Bara Mahula is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 111.54 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 955.

Getting to Bara Mahula

Bara Mahula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Mahula 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 Bara Mahula from other places

Bara Mahula lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about under 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 Bara Mahula
Nearest railway station Lohapur under 2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Bara Mahula

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri 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.

Common questions about Bara Mahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Mahula village had a population of 609. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bara Mahula village has 323 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Mahula has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bara Mahula is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Mahula covers 111.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Mahula is Lohapur, about under 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Mahula.

Bara Mahula is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Mahula is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Suri I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Alunda (under 2 km), Banshjor (2.4 km) and Maheshpur (4.9 km).

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

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