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About Mahishakhura Village

Mahishakhura is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 398 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahishakhura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahishakhura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 351 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 398
Female Population 410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
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 Mahishakhura compares

By the 2011 count Mahishakhura is the 32nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mahishakhura

Mahishakhura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mahishakhura 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. The nearest villages by name are Laludi, Lohagara, Madhopur and Madhua Chak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahishakhura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahishakhura village had a population of 808. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Mahishakhura village has 398 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahishakhura has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Mahishakhura is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahishakhura covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahishakhura falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahishakhura notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahishakhura.

Mahishakhura is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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