About Mahula Village

Mahula is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 151 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahula village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Suri I
Pincode	731126
Area (hectares)	98.41 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	151
Female Population	138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahula compares

By the 2011 count Mahula is the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 98.41 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 955.

Getting to Mahula

Mahula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahula as Available within 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 Mahula from other places

Mahula lies about 15 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Mallarpur	11 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Suri I	15 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	15 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Mahula

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahula village had a population of 289. That makes it the 80th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Mahula village has 151 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahula has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Mahula is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahula covers 98.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahula is Mallarpur, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahula.

Mahula is about 15 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahula is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 11 km away. Rampur Hat is about 12 km away. Suri I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.