About Mahacho Village

Mahacho is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 367 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahacho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahacho village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	746
Male Population	367
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
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 Mahacho compares

By the 2011 count Mahacho is the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 Mahacho

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

Mahacho lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 9.6 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 Mahacho
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	9.6 km
District headquarters	Giridih	13 km

Villages closest to Mahacho

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 Mahacho

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahacho village had a population of 746. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mahacho village has 367 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahacho has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Mahacho covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahacho falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahacho is New Giridih, about 9.6 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 Mahacho.

Mahacho is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahacho is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 7.8 km away. New Giridih is about 9.6 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.