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About Maheshkhanda Village

Maheshkhanda is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 101 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshkhanda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814141
Area (hectares) 35.69 hectares
Population 193
Male Population 101
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Maheshkhanda is the 280th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 35.69 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Maheshkhanda

Maheshkhanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshkhanda as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Machhitanr, Machkol, Machla and Madhuban. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maheshkhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshkhanda village had a population of 193. That makes it the 280th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Maheshkhanda village has 101 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshkhanda has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Maheshkhanda is 814141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshkhanda covers 35.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshkhanda falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maheshkhanda notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Maheshkhanda.

Maheshkhanda is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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