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About Masnodih Village

Masnodih is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 893, made up of 457 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Masnodih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Masnodih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 893
Male Population 457
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Masnodih compares

By the 2011 count Masnodih is the 91st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 933.

Getting to Masnodih

The census records public bus service for Masnodih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Masnodih from other places

Masnodih lies about 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 4.4 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 Masnodih
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Kodarma 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Masnodih

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.

Common questions about Masnodih

As per the Census of India 2011, Masnodih village had a population of 893. That makes it the 91st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Masnodih village has 457 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Masnodih has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Masnodih is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Masnodih covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Masnodih falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Masnodih is Maheshpur, about 4.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Masnodih.

Masnodih is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Masnodih is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshpur is about 4.4 km away. Kodarma is about 14 km away. Dhanwar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (5.7 km), Jorasemal (8.4 km) and Dumargarha (12 km).

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

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