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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a mid sized village in Mayur Hand tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 337 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Mayur Hand
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 337
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 24th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 569 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 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 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 7.2 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Mayur Hand 7.2 km
District headquarters Chatra 7.2 km
Nearest town Chatrā 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 27 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

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 Mayapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 700. That makes it the 24th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 569 residents.

Mayapur village has 337 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

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

Mayapur covers 246 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 Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Katkamsandi, about 27 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 Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 7.2 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur is in Mayur Hand tehsil of Chatra district. Mayur Hand is about 7.2 km away. Chatra is about 7.2 km away. Chatrā is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheri (under 2 km), Larahi (3.2 km) and Pachghara (3.2 km).

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

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