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About Mahuda Village

Mahuda is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 285 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 179.65 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 285
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuda compares

By the 2011 count Mahuda is the 39th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 179.65 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Mahuda

Mahuda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahuda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuda from other places

Mahuda lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 11 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 Mahuda
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 11 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest town Chatrā 32 km

Villages closest to Mahuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuda village had a population of 568. That makes it the 39th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Mahuda village has 285 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuda has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Mahuda is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuda covers 179.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuda falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuda is Kathautia, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mahuda.

Mahuda is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuda is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 4.4 km away. Kathautia is about 11 km away. Chatra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siria (under 2 km), Bisnapur (under 2 km) and Bara (under 2 km).

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

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