About Mahishmarwa Village

Mahishmarwa is a large village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,777, made up of 1,425 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishmarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishmarwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dhanwar
Pincode	825418
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	2,777
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahishmarwa compares

By the 2011 count Mahishmarwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Mahishmarwa

Mahishmarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahishmarwa 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 Mahishmarwa from other places

Mahishmarwa lies about 52 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 8.3 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 Mahishmarwa
Nearest railway station	Dhanwar	8.3 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	33 km
District headquarters	Giridih	52 km

Villages closest to Mahishmarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishmarwa village had a population of 2,777. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Mahishmarwa village has 1,425 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishmarwa has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mahishmarwa is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishmarwa covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishmarwa falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahishmarwa is Dhanwar, about 8.3 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 Mahishmarwa.

Mahishmarwa is about 52 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahishmarwa is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.3 km away. Kodarma is about 33 km away. Giridih is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.