Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Mahulbana Mahulbana is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816103. The 2011 Census counted 516 people in 112 households, the 101st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 516 people (2011) - 112 households - 33.3% literacy - 816103 PIN code ## Mahulbana PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mahulbana is 816103. Mahulbana falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 816103 - Gram panchayat Simanijor - Community development block Shikaripara - Census village code 370910 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mahulbana from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Dumka (district HQ) 42 km by road - Dumka (nearest town) 42 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mahulbana? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahulbana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shikaripara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumka - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mahulbana known for? The main crops are rice. About 43% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mahulbana Of every 100 households in Mahulbana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mahulbana · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 2% 5% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 93% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 12% 24% - Television 0% 7% - Mobile phone 0% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 7% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 49% 31% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mahulbana? ■ Mahulbana · ■ Shikaripara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 33.3% 57.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 969 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 968 - Working population 32.9% 43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.8% for men and 27.5% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 168 (99%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shikaripara - Simla 527 people - Banskandari 526 people - Sundarpalan 526 people - Asta Kandar 525 people - Bhilaipani 509 people - Kend Pahari 502 people - Bishanpur 500 people - Kusbana 498 people All 261 villages in Shikaripara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahulbana? 816103 - How far is Mahulbana from Dumka? 42 km by road - What is the population of Mahulbana? 516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahulbana in? Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Mahulbana? 33.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/mahulbana/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.