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About Mahatadi Village

Mahatadi is a small village in Tundi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.4 hectares hectares.

Mahatadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Tundi
Area (hectares) 39.4 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 4
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatadi compares

By the 2011 count Mahatadi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 39.4 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Mahatadi

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

How far is Mahatadi from other places

Mahatadi 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 Mahatadi
Tehsil headquarters Tundi 11 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 19 km
Nearest town Giridih 20 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 32 km

Villages closest to Mahatadi

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 Mahatadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatadi village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Mahatadi village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatadi has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Mahatadi covers 39.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahatadi falls under Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahatadi is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahatadi.

Mahatadi 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.

Mahatadi is in Tundi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Tundi is about 11 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 19 km away. Giridih 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 Parbatpur (under 2 km), Simra (1.5 km) and Kharmo (1.5 km).

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

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