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About Mahalitora Village

Mahalitora is a mid sized village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,272, made up of 771 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 650 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahalitora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahalitora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723149
Area (hectares) 103.2 hectares
Population 1,272
Male Population 771
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 650
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahalitora compares

By the 2011 count Mahalitora is the 40th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 103.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mahalitora

Mahalitora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahalitora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kukurgarya, Kultanr Alias Nadiara, Kumia and Lagda. 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 Mahalitora

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahalitora village had a population of 1,272. That makes it the 40th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Mahalitora village has 771 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahalitora has about 650 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mahalitora is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahalitora covers 103.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahalitora falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahalitora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahalitora.

Mahalitora is in Purulia I 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 Mahalitora today is likely to be higher.

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