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Mahulia is a village in the Ghatshila CD block in the Ghatshila subdivision of the East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India.
Mahulia | |
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Village | |
  Mahulia Location in Jharkhand, India  Mahulia Mahulia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′01″N 86°24′59″E / 22.6502°N 86.4163°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | East Singhbhum |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,492 |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 832304 |
| Telephone/STD code | 0657 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 05 |
| Literacy | 79.29% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jamshedpur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ghatsila |
| Website | jamshedpur |
Geography edit
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M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location edit
It is located at 22°39′01″N 86°24′59″E / 22.6502°N 86.4163°E 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
National Highway 18 (old number NH 33) passes through Mahulia. Nearest airport is Sonari Airport and railway station is at Ghatsila.
References edit
- ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Mahulia.html Map and weather of Mahulia
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 7: Natural Divisions. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 9: Industrialisation, Page 22: Census findings – Population and its Distribution. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Purbi Singhbhum, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Location code: 363598, Pages 170-171: District primary census abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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