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About Mahuatanr Village

Mahuatanr is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,554, made up of 1,864 males and 1,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 829134
Area (hectares) 657.78 hectares
Population 3,554
Male Population 1,864
Female Population 1,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuatanr compares

By the 2011 count Mahuatanr is the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 657.78 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Mahuatanr

Mahuatanr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahuatanr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuatanr from other places

Mahuatanr lies about 41 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mahuatanr
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 18 km
District headquarters Bokaro 41 km

Villages closest to Mahuatanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gumia tehsil.

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 Mahuatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuatanr village had a population of 3,554. That makes it the 6th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Mahuatanr village has 1,864 males and 1,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuatanr has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Mahuatanr is 829134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuatanr covers 657.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuatanr falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuatanr is Chaudhribandh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Mahuatanr.

Mahuatanr is about 41 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuatanr is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Chaudhribandh is about 16 km away. Gumia is about 18 km away. Bokaro is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangamati (8.4 km), Jamni Jara (11 km) and Petko (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahuatanr today is likely to be higher.

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