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About Mahtoa Village

Mahtoa is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 105 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahtoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtoa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 36.01 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 105
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahtoa compares

By the 2011 count Mahtoa is the 236th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 36.01 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 937.

Getting to Mahtoa

Mahtoa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahtoa as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahtoa from other places

Mahtoa lies about 33 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.2 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 Mahtoa
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 9.2 km
Nearest town Madhupur 18 km
District headquarters Deoghar 33 km

Villages closest to Mahtoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtoa village had a population of 189. That makes it the 236th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Mahtoa village has 105 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtoa has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

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

Mahtoa covers 36.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahtoa falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahtoa is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahtoa.

Mahtoa is about 33 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtoa is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 5.7 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 9.2 km away. Madhupur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barmariya (under 2 km), Sadharia (under 2 km) and Gangti (under 2 km).

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

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