About Mahura Village

Mahura is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 589, made up of 299 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahura village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	589
Male Population	299
Female Population	290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
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 Mahura compares

By the 2011 count Mahura is the 81st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mahura

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

Mahura lies about 71 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 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 Mahura
Nearest railway station	Panjwara Road	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bānka	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	35 km
District headquarters	Dumka	71 km

Villages closest to Mahura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahura village had a population of 589. That makes it the 81st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Mahura village has 299 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahura has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mahura is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahura covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahura falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahura is Panjwara Road, about 5.6 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 Mahura.

Mahura is about 71 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahura is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Panjwara Road is about 5.6 km away. Bānka is about 15 km away. Saraiyahat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.