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About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a mid sized village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 274 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, 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 Neturia
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 134.85 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 274
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 57th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 134.85 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lakshanpur, Lalpur, Madandi and Maharaj Nagar. 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 526. That makes it the 57th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Mahuda village has 274 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 134.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Mahuda notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Mahuda.

Mahuda is in Neturia 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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