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About Mahukura Village

Mahukura is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 108 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahukura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahukura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 21.55 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 108
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahukura compares

By the 2011 count Mahukura is the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 21.55 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Mahukura

Mahukura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahukura as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahukura from other places

Mahukura 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 Mahukura
Nearest town Chas 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Bandhdih 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Neturia 31 km
District headquarters Puruliya 31 km

Villages closest to Mahukura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahukura village had a population of 202. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Mahukura village has 108 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahukura has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mahukura is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahukura covers 21.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahukura falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahukura is Bandhdih, about 12 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 km distance for Mahukura.

Mahukura 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.

Mahukura is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district. Chas is about 8.5 km away. Bandhdih is about 12 km away. Neturia 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 Baruipara (31 km), Intapara (31 km) and Dhanara (37 km).

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

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