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About Mahuari Village

Mahuari is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 320 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 320
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuari compares

By the 2011 count Mahuari is the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mahuari

Mahuari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuari as Available within 10+ 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 Mahuari from other places

Mahuari lies about 74 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 29 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 Mahuari
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 12 km
Nearest railway station Maheshpur 29 km
Nearest town Rajauli 34 km
District headquarters Giridih 74 km

Villages closest to Mahuari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuari village had a population of 660. That makes it the 41st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Mahuari village has 320 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuari has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Mahuari is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuari covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuari falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuari is Maheshpur, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Mahuari.

Mahuari is about 74 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuari is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 12 km away. Maheshpur is about 29 km away. Rajauli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amba Sakhua (under 2 km), Jorasemar (1.8 km) and Manjhne (2.0 km).

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

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