About Mahtodih Village

Mahtodih is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,119, made up of 577 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahtodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtodih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	1,119
Male Population	577
Female Population	542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
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 Mahtodih compares

By the 2011 count Mahtodih is the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mahtodih

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

Mahtodih lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 16 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 Mahtodih
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	20 km

Villages closest to Mahtodih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtodih village had a population of 1,119. That makes it the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mahtodih village has 577 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtodih has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mahtodih is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahtodih covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahtodih falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahtodih is New Giridih, about 16 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 Mahtodih.

Mahtodih is about 20 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtodih is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 8.2 km away. New Giridih is about 16 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.