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About Mahuadhab Village

Mahuadhab is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 121 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuadhab Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuadhab village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Pincode 828109
Area (hectares) 63 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 121
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Mahuadhab compares

By the 2011 count Mahuadhab is the 132nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 958.

Getting to Mahuadhab

Mahuadhab is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahuadhab 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 Mahuadhab from other places

Mahuadhab lies about 24 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 21 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 Mahuadhab
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 21 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 24 km

Villages closest to Mahuadhab

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuadhab village had a population of 226. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Mahuadhab village has 121 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuadhab has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Mahuadhab is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuadhab covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuadhab falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuadhab is Giridih, about 21 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 Mahuadhab.

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

Mahuadhab is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 9.2 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Dhanbad 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 Khatjori (under 2 km), Chainpur (under 2 km) and Dalugura (under 2 km).

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

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