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About Mairag Kalan Village

Mairag Kalan is a small village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 101 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mairag Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mairag Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 101
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mairag Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Mairag Kalan is the 123rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Mairag Kalan

Mairag Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mairag Kalan as Available within 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 Mairag Kalan from other places

Mairag Kalan lies about 90 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Rajhura, about 6.8 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 Mairag Kalan
Nearest railway station Rajhura 6.8 km
Nearest town Medininagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 33 km
District headquarters Chatra 90 km

Villages closest to Mairag Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratappur 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 Mairag Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Mairag Kalan village had a population of 191. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Mairag Kalan village has 101 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mairag Kalan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Mairag Kalan is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mairag Kalan covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mairag Kalan falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mairag Kalan is Rajhura, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mairag Kalan.

Mairag Kalan is about 90 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mairag Kalan is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Rajhura is about 6.8 km away. Medininagar is about 10 km away. Pratappur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusiara (2.8 km), Majhgawan (3.6 km) and Raharia (8.9 km).

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

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