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About Mehjori Village

Mehjori is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 556, made up of 290 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mehjori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mehjori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 556
Male Population 290
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mehjori compares

By the 2011 count Mehjori is the 104th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Mehjori

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

How far is Mehjori from other places

Mehjori 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 Mehjori
Tehsil headquarters Gande 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 5.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Mehjori

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 Mehjori

As per the Census of India 2011, Mehjori village had a population of 556. That makes it the 104th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Mehjori village has 290 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mehjori has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

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

Mehjori covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mehjori falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mehjori 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 10+ km distance for Mehjori.

Mehjori 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.

Mehjori 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 Mahjori (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 Mehjori today is likely to be higher.

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