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About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 304 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 110.44 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 304
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 110.44 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Mahuda

Mahuda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuda 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kuriyam, Lagam, Lakshmipur and Lalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuda village had a population of 618. That makes it the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Mahuda village has 304 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 110.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuda falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahuda notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Mahuda.

Mahuda is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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