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About Mutukura Village

Mutukura is a large village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,185, made up of 1,075 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mutukura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mutukura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 143.87 hectares
Population 2,185
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mutukura compares

By the 2011 count Mutukura is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 143.87 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Mutukura

The census records public bus service for Mutukura 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mutukura from other places

Mutukura lies about 31 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhdih, about 12 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 Mutukura
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalda II 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Mutukura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalda II 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 Mutukura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mutukura village had a population of 2,185. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Mutukura village has 1,075 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mutukura 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 Mutukura is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mutukura covers 143.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mutukura is Bandhdih, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mutukura.

Mutukura is about 31 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mutukura is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Jhalda II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotshila (22 km), Poradi (25 km) and Begun Kodar (29 km).

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

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