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Mahula

Mayureswar - I mandal
Pincode 731216
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Mahula is a village in Mayureswar-I mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 23.700°N, 87.603°E. It has a population of 1,589 across 395 households with a literacy rate of 63.1%. The postal code is 731216.

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Lekha Mondal
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LGD code
316533
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population
1,589
Households
395
Literacy rate
63.1%
Sex ratio
903 ♀/1000♂
Workers
808
Distance to district centre
27 km
Distance to mandal centre
35 km
Distance to Kolkata
147 km
Distance to Delhi
1172 km
Nearest railway station
Prantik · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Santiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mahula compares

By population, Mahula ranks #32 of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+1.1% vs mandal average
Mahula
63.1%
Mayureswar - I mandal
62.0%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
903
−58 vs mandal average
Mahula
903
Mayureswar - I mandal
961
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
Mahula
4.0
Mayureswar - I mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mahula at a glance

Mahula is a village of 1,589 people in 395 households (Census 2011) in Mayureswar - I block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 32nd-largest of 113 villages in Mayureswar - I block. Literacy is 63%, 1 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Birbhum district centre, 28 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 9 km from Prantik railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731216, served by Mallarpur post office; the LGD village code is 316533. The nearest hospital or health centre is Santiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Lekha Mondal, and the village votes in Mayureswar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dudh Kumar Mondal. The population is estimated at 1,873 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mahula · this village1,58963%
Mahula · Ketugram - I1,41152%0 km N
Mahula · Bolpur Sriniketan1,31054%0 km N
Mahula · Boarijor1,05533%0 km N
Mahula · Suri - I28959%0 km N
Mahula · Burwan44652%0 km N
Jadabpur · Gobindpur15276%1.2 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahula

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
83.96
Irrigated area (ha)
76.89
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mahula

LGD code
316533
Pincode
731216
Post office
Mallarpur
Population (Census 2011)
1,589
Population (projected 2026)
1,873
Households
395
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
903
Literacy rate
63.1%
Coordinates
23.69971°N, 87.60344°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bolpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mayureswar
Member of Parliament
Asit Kumar Mal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Dudh Kumar Mondal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Lekha Mondal
Block / Mandal
Mayureswar - I
Getting there

How to reach Mahula

Mandal centre
Mayureswar - I · ≈ 35 km
≈ 1 h 12 min by car · 1 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 27 km
≈ 56 min by car · 1 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,897 people
Danrka · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata147 kmcapital
  • Delhi1172 km
  • Hyderabad1180 km
  • Chennai1411 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPrantik9 km
  • Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand23 km
  • Hospital / PHCSantiniketan Nursing Home and Diagonostic Centre9 km
  • ATM / bankIndia Post Payments Bank9 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil7 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management7 km
  • Police stationGuskara Police station29 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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