Mahulia Explained

Mahulia
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:22.6502°N 86.4163°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:East Singhbhum
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:93
Population Total:2492
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages*
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:832304
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:0657
Registration Plate:JH 05
Blank1 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank1 Info Sec1:79.29%
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency

Mahulia is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.

Geography

Location

It is located at 22.6502°N 86.4163°W at an elevation of 93 m from MSL.[1]

It is about 30 km from Jamshedpur. It has its own railway station which serves mainly local trains.

There is a barrage across the Subarnekha River at Galudih.

Area overview

The area shown in the map “forms a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. The main rivers draining the district are the Subarnarekha and the Kharkai.[2] The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas.[3]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mahuliya had a total population of 2,492, of which 1,251 (50%) were males and 1,241 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 266. The total number of literate persons in Mahuliya was 1,765 (79.29% of the population over 6 years).[4]

(*For language details see Ghatshila block#Language and religion)

Transport

National Highway 18 (old number NH 33) passes through Mahulia. Nearest airport is Sonari Airport and railway station is at Ghatsila.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Mahulia.html Map and weather of Mahulia
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 7: Natural Divisions . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 December 2021.
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A. Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 25 December 2021.
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B. Location code: 363598, Pages 170-171: District primary census abstract, 2011 census . Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand . 21 December 2021.