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About Mahunda Village

Mahunda is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 275 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835202
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 275
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahunda compares

By the 2011 count Mahunda is the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Mahunda

Mahunda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahunda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mahunda from other places

Mahunda lies about 20 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 29 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 Mahunda
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 7.5 km
District headquarters Gumla 20 km
Nearest town Gumlā 20 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Mahunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahunda village had a population of 565. That makes it the 66th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Mahunda village has 275 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahunda has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Mahunda is 835202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahunda covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahunda falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahunda is Bakaspur, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahunda.

Mahunda is about 20 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahunda is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 7.5 km away. Gumla is about 20 km away. Gumlā 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 Birkera (under 2 km), Digdon (1.6 km) and Lawagain (1.7 km).

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

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