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About Mahuatanr Village

Mahuatanr is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 220 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 205 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 220
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahuatanr compares

By the 2011 count Mahuatanr is the 112th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 205 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mahuatanr

The census records public bus service for Mahuatanr 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuatanr from other places

Mahuatanr lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 13 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 Mahuatanr
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 6.4 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 13 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km

Villages closest to Mahuatanr

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.

Common questions about Mahuatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuatanr village had a population of 442. That makes it the 112th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mahuatanr village has 220 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuatanr has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Mahuatanr is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuatanr covers 205 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuatanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuatanr is New Giridih, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Mahuatanr.

Mahuatanr is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuatanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 6.4 km away. New Giridih is about 13 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaunradih (under 2 km), Bandgari (1.5 km) and Kharikwatanr (1.8 km).

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

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