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About Madhukata Village

Madhukata is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Madhukata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Madhukata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 206.63 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Madhukata compares

By the 2011 count Madhukata is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 206.63 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 990.

Getting to Madhukata

Madhukata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Madhukata as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Madhukata from other places

Madhukata lies about 31 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Parasnath, about 4.4 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 Madhukata
Nearest railway station Parasnath 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 10 km
Nearest town Gomoh 16 km
District headquarters Giridih 31 km

Villages closest to Madhukata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Madhukata village had a population of 37. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Madhukata village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Madhukata has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Madhukata is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Madhukata covers 206.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Madhukata falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Madhukata is Parasnath, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance for Madhukata.

Madhukata is about 31 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Madhukata is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Parasnath is about 4.4 km away. Pirtanr is about 10 km away. Gomoh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhudih (under 2 km), Majhiandih (1.9 km) and Tuio (2.7 km).

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

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