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About Mahuadih Village

Mahuadih is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 409 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahuadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 409
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahuadih compares

By the 2011 count Mahuadih is the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mahuadih

Mahuadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahuadih as Available within 5 - 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 Mahuadih from other places

Mahuadih lies about 16 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 3.9 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 Mahuadih
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 3.9 km
Nearest town Bānka 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 16 km
District headquarters Godda 16 km

Villages closest to Mahuadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuadih village had a population of 769. That makes it the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Mahuadih village has 409 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuadih has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Mahuadih is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahuadih covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahuadih falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuadih is Mandar Hill, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mahuadih.

Mahuadih is about 16 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuadih is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 3.9 km away. Bānka is about 14 km away. Meherma 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 Gobindpur (3.3 km), Nima (3.3 km) and Kandar Chak (7.2 km).

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

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