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About Mahapur Village

Mahapur is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 166 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 166
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahapur compares

By the 2011 count Mahapur is the 183rd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Mahapur

Mahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahapur from other places

Mahapur lies about 33 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 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 Mahapur
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 13 km
Nearest town Madhupur 20 km
District headquarters Deoghar 33 km

Villages closest to Mahapur

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 Mahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahapur village had a population of 317. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Mahapur village has 166 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahapur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Mahapur is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahapur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahapur falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahapur is Joramow Railway Station, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mahapur.

Mahapur 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.

Mahapur is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 2.1 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 13 km away. Madhupur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachhamandih (under 2 km), Ojhadih (under 2 km) and Madhu Singha (under 2 km).

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

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