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About Mahthadih Village

Mahthadih is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 199 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahthadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahthadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828306
Area (hectares) 146.08 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 199
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahthadih compares

By the 2011 count Mahthadih is the 75th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 146.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Mahthadih

Mahthadih is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahthadih as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Mahthadih from other places

Mahthadih lies about 39 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 5.7 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 Mahthadih
Nearest railway station Giridih 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 30 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 39 km

Villages closest to Mahthadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahthadih village had a population of 359. That makes it the 75th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Mahthadih village has 199 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahthadih has about 804 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 Mahthadih is 828306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahthadih covers 146.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahthadih falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahthadih is Giridih, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahthadih.

Mahthadih is about 39 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahthadih is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Giridih is about 5.7 km away. Topchanchi is about 30 km away. Dhanbad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (under 2 km), Sirampur (1.5 km) and Chitarpur (4.4 km).

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

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