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About Mauna Village

Mauna is a small village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 96 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,292 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 55.22 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 96
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,292
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 Mauna compares

By the 2011 count Mauna is the 80th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 55.22 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Mauna

Mauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mauna 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 Mauna from other places

Mauna lies about 21 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 43 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 Mauna
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 21 km
District headquarters Chatra 21 km
Nearest town Chatrā 21 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 43 km

Villages closest to Mauna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayur Hand 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 Mauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauna village had a population of 220. That makes it the 80th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Mauna village has 96 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauna has about 1292 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Mauna covers 55.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mauna falls under Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mauna is Bukru, about 43 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 Mauna.

Mauna is about 21 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauna is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 21 km away. Chatra is about 21 km away. Chatrā is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajpura (8.1 km), Koili (8.7 km) and Banha (9.4 km).

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

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