About Mahudar Village

Mahudar is a mid sized village in Dandai tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 622 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahudar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Dandai
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	339 hectares
Population	1,242
Male Population	622
Female Population	620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
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 Mahudar compares

By the 2011 count Mahudar is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents. Its 339 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 959.

Getting to Mahudar

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

Mahudar lies about 19 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 15 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 Mahudar
Tehsil headquarters	Dandai	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	15 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	19 km

Villages closest to Mahudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahudar village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,274 residents.

Mahudar village has 622 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahudar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Mahudar is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahudar covers 339 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahudar falls under Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahudar is Meralgram, about 15 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 Mahudar.

Mahudar is about 19 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahudar is in Dandai tehsil of Garhwa district. Dandai is about 6.3 km away. Meralgram is about 15 km away. Garhwa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.