About Maheshmarwa Village

Maheshmarwa is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 270 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshmarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshmarwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gande
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	100.63 hectares
Population	529
Male Population	270
Female Population	259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
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 Maheshmarwa compares

By the 2011 count Maheshmarwa is the 113th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 100.63 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 945.

Getting to Maheshmarwa

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

Maheshmarwa lies about 11 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.3 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 Maheshmarwa
Tehsil headquarters	Gande	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshmunda Junction	9.3 km
District headquarters	Giridih	11 km

Villages closest to Maheshmarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshmarwa village had a population of 529. That makes it the 113th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Maheshmarwa village has 270 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshmarwa has about 959 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 945.

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

Maheshmarwa covers 100.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshmarwa falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshmarwa is Maheshmunda Junction, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Maheshmarwa.

Maheshmarwa is about 11 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshmarwa is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 4.3 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 9.3 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.