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About Mahbadia Village

Mahbadia is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 266 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahbadia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahbadia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Devipur
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 88.36 hectares
Population 501
Male Population 266
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahbadia compares

By the 2011 count Mahbadia is the 71st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 88.36 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Mahbadia

Mahbadia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahbadia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Mahbadia from other places

Mahbadia lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 17 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 Mahbadia
Tehsil headquarters Devipur 12 km
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 17 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Mahbadia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahbadia village had a population of 501. That makes it the 71st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Mahbadia village has 266 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahbadia has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Mahbadia is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahbadia covers 88.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahbadia falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahbadia is Sankarpur, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Mahbadia.

Mahbadia is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahbadia is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Devipur is about 12 km away. Sankarpur is about 17 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raji (under 2 km), Khijuria (2.0 km) and Baghraidih (2.5 km).

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

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