About Mahatpur Village

Mahatpur is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 232 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Gawan
Pincode	815313
Area (hectares)	47.33 hectares
Population	461
Male Population	232
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahatpur is the 57th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 47.33 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mahatpur

Mahatpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahatpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahatpur from other places

Mahatpur lies about 69 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, about 24 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 Mahatpur
Tehsil headquarters	Gawan	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Maheshpur	24 km
Nearest town	Kodarma	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	69 km

Villages closest to Mahatpur

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.

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Common questions about Mahatpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatpur village had a population of 461. That makes it the 57th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Mahatpur village has 232 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Mahatpur covers 47.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahatpur falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahatpur is Maheshpur, about 24 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 village for Mahatpur.

Mahatpur is about 69 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahatpur is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 8.3 km away. Maheshpur is about 24 km away. Kodarma is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.