About Monatu Village

Monatu is a small village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 466, made up of 232 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Monatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Monatu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	324 hectares
Population	466
Male Population	232
Female Population	234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
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 Monatu compares

By the 2011 count Monatu is the 96th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Monatu

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

Monatu lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Monatu
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	11 km
District headquarters	Gumla	27 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	27 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	34 km

Villages closest to Monatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Monatu village had a population of 466. That makes it the 96th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Monatu village has 232 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Monatu has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Monatu is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Monatu covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Monatu falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Monatu is Lohardaga, about 34 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 Monatu.

Monatu is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Monatu is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 27 km away. Gumlā is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.