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About Maskand Bhanjpur Village

Maskand Bhanjpur is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 124 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.01 hectares hectares.

Maskand Bhanjpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maskand Bhanjpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Area (hectares) 39.01 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 124
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maskand Bhanjpur compares

By the 2011 count Maskand Bhanjpur is the 155th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 39.01 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Maskand Bhanjpur

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

Maskand Bhanjpur lies about 25 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 21 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 Maskand Bhanjpur
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 21 km
Nearest town Colgong 24 km
District headquarters Godda 25 km

Villages closest to Maskand Bhanjpur

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 Maskand Bhanjpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maskand Bhanjpur village had a population of 261. That makes it the 155th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Maskand Bhanjpur village has 124 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maskand Bhanjpur has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Maskand Bhanjpur covers 39.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maskand Bhanjpur falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maskand Bhanjpur is Ekchari, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available for Maskand Bhanjpur.

Maskand Bhanjpur is about 25 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maskand Bhanjpur is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 4.4 km away. Ekchari is about 21 km away. Colgong is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjpur (under 2 km), Khurd (under 2 km) and Asota (under 2 km).

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

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