About Mahua Village

Mahua is a mid sized village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 478 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	112.76 hectares
Population	893
Male Population	478
Female Population	415
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 Mahua compares

By the 2011 count Mahua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 112.76 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Mahua

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

Mahua lies about 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 Mahua
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	20 km
District headquarters	Dumka	26 km

Villages closest to Mahua

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

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Common questions about Mahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua village had a population of 893. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Mahua village has 478 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Mahua is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua covers 112.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahua falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahua is Basukinath Railway Station, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahua.

Mahua is about 26 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 19 km away. Jarmundi is about 20 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.