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About Mahjori Village

Mahjori is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 48 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 102.22 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 48
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahjori compares

By the 2011 count Mahjori is the 228th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 102.22 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Mahjori

Mahjori is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahjori 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahjori from other places

Mahjori lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.6 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 Mahjori
Tehsil headquarters Gande 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Mahjori

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 Mahjori

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahjori village had a population of 89. That makes it the 228th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mahjori village has 48 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahjori has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Mahjori covers 102.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahjori falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahjori is Maheshmunda Junction, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Mahjori.

Mahjori is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahjori is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Gande is about 2.6 km away. Maheshmunda Junction is about 5.6 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehjori (under 2 km), Jora Am (under 2 km) and Dharleto (under 2 km).

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

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