About Mahra Village

Mahra is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 788 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	1,618
Male Population	788
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
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 Mahra compares

By the 2011 count Mahra is the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Mahra

Mahra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahra 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 Mahra from other places

Mahra lies about 10 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 8.5 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 Mahra
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	8.5 km
District headquarters	Godda	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	17 km

Villages closest to Mahra

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

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Common questions about Mahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahra village had a population of 1,618. That makes it the 34th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Mahra village has 788 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahra has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Mahra covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahra falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahra is Mandar Hill, about 8.5 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 Mahra.

Mahra is about 10 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahra is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 8.5 km away. Godda is about 10 km away. Poreyahat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.