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About Mahua Tanr Village

Mahua Tanr is a large village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,201, made up of 1,139 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahua Tanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahua Tanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Pincode 814156
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 2,201
Male Population 1,139
Female Population 1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahua Tanr compares

By the 2011 count Mahua Tanr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Mahua Tanr

Mahua Tanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahua Tanr as Available within 5 - 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 Mahua Tanr from other places

Mahua Tanr lies about 49 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Tinpahar Junction, about 8.2 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 Mahua Tanr
Nearest railway station Tinpahar Junction 8.2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 35 km
District headquarters Godda 49 km

Villages closest to Mahua Tanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarpahari 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 Mahua Tanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahua Tanr village had a population of 2,201. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Mahua Tanr village has 1,139 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahua Tanr has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Mahua Tanr is 814156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahua Tanr covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahua Tanr falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahua Tanr is Tinpahar Junction, about 8.2 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 10+ km distance for Mahua Tanr.

Mahua Tanr is about 49 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahua Tanr is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Tinpahar Junction is about 8.2 km away. Rājmahal is about 19 km away. Sundarpahari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamugoda (2.0 km), Kairojori (3.2 km) and Kiro (3.2 km).

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

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