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About Mal Jhakhra Village

Mal Jhakhra is a mid sized village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 265 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mal Jhakhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mal Jhakhra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 73.28 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 265
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mal Jhakhra compares

By the 2011 count Mal Jhakhra is the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 73.28 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mal Jhakhra

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

Mal Jhakhra lies about 47 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Mal Jhakhra
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Mal Jhakhra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurgangti 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 Mal Jhakhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Mal Jhakhra village had a population of 529. That makes it the 58th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mal Jhakhra village has 265 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mal Jhakhra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mal Jhakhra is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mal Jhakhra covers 73.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mal Jhakhra falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mal Jhakhra is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Mal Jhakhra.

Mal Jhakhra is about 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mal Jhakhra is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 8.4 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakar Ghat (under 2 km), Mohamad Khutahari (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 km).

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

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