About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,813, made up of 925 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 642.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829123
Area (hectares)	642.75 hectares
Population	1,813
Male Population	925
Female Population	888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 642.75 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mayapur

Mayapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mayapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mayapur from other places

Mayapur lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Sondimra, about 18 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 Mayapur
Nearest railway station	Sondimra	18 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	26 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	26 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

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

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Common questions about Mayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 1,813. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Mayapur village has 925 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mayapur is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayapur covers 642.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mayapur falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Sondimra, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Sondimra is about 18 km away. Kathhāra is about 19 km away. Peterwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.