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About Mahtodhara Village

Mahtodhara is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 264 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahtodhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahtodhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 256 hectares
Population 520
Male Population 264
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahtodhara compares

By the 2011 count Mahtodhara is the 108th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 256 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Mahtodhara

Mahtodhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahtodhara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahtodhara from other places

Mahtodhara lies about 131 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 2.4 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 Mahtodhara
Nearest railway station Namkon 2.4 km
Nearest town Ranchi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 22 km
District headquarters Giridih 131 km

Villages closest to Mahtodhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahtodhara village had a population of 520. That makes it the 108th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mahtodhara village has 264 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahtodhara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Mahtodhara is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahtodhara covers 256 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahtodhara falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahtodhara is Namkon, about 2.4 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 village for Mahtodhara.

Mahtodhara is about 131 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahtodhara is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Namkon is about 2.4 km away. Ranchi is about 9.3 km away. Deori is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aragao (under 2 km), Arwara (under 2 km) and Bijhara (under 2 km).

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

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