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About Mahuara Village

Mahuara is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 369 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.58 hectares hectares.

Mahuara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Area (hectares) 81.58 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 369
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahuara compares

By the 2011 count Mahuara is the 83rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 81.58 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 952.

Getting to Mahuara

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

Mahuara lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 23 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 Mahuara
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 23 km
Nearest town Colgong 26 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Mahuara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuara village had a population of 733. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Mahuara village has 369 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuara has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Mahuara covers 81.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahuara falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuara is Ekchari, about 23 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 and private bus service as Available for Mahuara.

Mahuara is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuara is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 1.5 km away. Ekchari is about 23 km away. Colgong is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuara Ghat (under 2 km), Sirsa (under 2 km) and Sirsa Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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