About Mahuar Village

Mahuar is one of the larger villages in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,410, made up of 2,811 males and 2,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	921.04 hectares
Population	5,410
Male Population	2,811
Female Population	2,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Mahuar compares

By the 2011 count Mahuar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 921.04 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mahuar

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

Mahuar lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 6.9 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 Mahuar
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	6.9 km
District headquarters	Giridih	11 km

Villages closest to Mahuar

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 Mahuar

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuar village had a population of 5,410. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mahuar village has 2,811 males and 2,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuar has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Mahuar covers 921.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuar falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuar is New Giridih, about 6.9 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 Mahuar.

Mahuar is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuar is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 3.4 km away. New Giridih is about 6.9 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.