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About Maheshdhasa Village

Maheshdhasa is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 266 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshdhasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshdhasa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 266
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshdhasa compares

By the 2011 count Maheshdhasa is the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 971.

Getting to Maheshdhasa

Maheshdhasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshdhasa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Lusitanr, Machanitari, Machkhara and Madhukopi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maheshdhasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshdhasa village had a population of 499. That makes it the 110th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Maheshdhasa village has 266 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshdhasa has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Maheshdhasa is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshdhasa covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshdhasa falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maheshdhasa notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Maheshdhasa.

Maheshdhasa is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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