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About Mahathadi Village

Mahathadi is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,736, made up of 902 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.01 hectares hectares.

Mahathadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahathadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Baghmara Cum Katras
Area (hectares) 34.01 hectares
Population 1,736
Male Population 902
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahathadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahathadi is the 43rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 34.01 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Mahathadi

The census records public bus service for Mahathadi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahathadi from other places

Mahathadi lies about 32 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 Mahathadi
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 19 km
Nearest town Giridih 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baghmara Cum Katras 32 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km

Villages closest to Mahathadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras 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 Mahathadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahathadi village had a population of 1,736. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents.

Mahathadi village has 902 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahathadi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Mahathadi covers 34.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahathadi falls under Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahathadi is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahathadi.

Mahathadi is about 32 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahathadi is in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil of Dhanbad district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Baghmara Cum Katras is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamdih (under 2 km), Barwasia (5.3 km) and Dumariatanr (6.3 km).

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

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