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About Mahuara Village

Mahuara is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,101, made up of 1,105 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Mahuara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahuara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 2,101
Male Population 1,105
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Mahuara compares

By the 2011 count Mahuara is the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mahuara

Mahuara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mahuara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahuara from other places

Mahuara lies about 44 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 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 Mahuara
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Godda 44 km

Villages closest to Mahuara

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 Mahuara

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahuara village had a population of 2,101. That makes it the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mahuara village has 1,105 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahuara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Mahuara covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahuara falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahuara is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahuara.

Mahuara is about 44 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahuara is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 4.4 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 12 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 Kolbadda (under 2 km), Itwa Milik (under 2 km) and Mardiha (under 2 km).

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

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