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About Mehabank Village

Mehabank is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 396 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehabank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehabank village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 164.94 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 396
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Mehabank compares

By the 2011 count Mehabank is the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 164.94 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Mehabank

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

Mehabank lies about 26 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 Mehabank
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 12 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 26 km

Villages closest to Mehabank

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 Mehabank

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehabank village had a population of 774. That makes it the 66th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Mehabank village has 396 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehabank has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

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

Mehabank covers 164.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehabank falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mehabank is Maheshmunda Junction, about 19 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 Mehabank.

Mehabank is about 26 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mehabank is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 12 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babu Raidih (under 2 km), Madnutanr (1.9 km) and Golgo (1.9 km).

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

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