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About Maheshmunda Village

Maheshmunda is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 269 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 269
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshmunda compares

By the 2011 count Maheshmunda is the 108th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Maheshmunda

Maheshmunda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshmunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maheshmunda from other places

Maheshmunda lies about 10 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.8 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 Maheshmunda
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 6.3 km
District headquarters Giridih 10 km

Villages closest to Maheshmunda

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.

Common questions about Maheshmunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshmunda village had a population of 539. That makes it the 108th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Maheshmunda village has 269 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshmunda has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Maheshmunda covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshmunda falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshmunda is Maheshmunda Junction, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshmunda.

Maheshmunda is about 10 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshmunda is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 1.8 km away. Gande is about 6.3 km away. Giridih is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandedih (under 2 km), Giridih (under 2 km) and Barkitanr (under 2 km).

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

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