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About Medwapahari Village

Medwapahari is a small village in Markacho tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 57 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medwapahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medwapahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Markacho
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 57
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
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 Medwapahari compares

By the 2011 count Medwapahari is the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Medwapahari

Medwapahari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Medwapahari 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 Medwapahari from other places

Medwapahari lies about 6.9 km from Markacho, and the nearest railway station is Nawadih, about 3.0 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 Medwapahari
Nearest railway station Nawadih 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Markacho 6.9 km
Nearest town Kodarma 24 km

Villages closest to Medwapahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medwapahari village had a population of 121. That makes it the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Medwapahari village has 57 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medwapahari has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Medwapahari is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Medwapahari covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Medwapahari falls under Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Medwapahari is Nawadih, about 3.0 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 Medwapahari.

Medwapahari is about 6.9 km from Markacho in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medwapahari is in Markacho tehsil of Kodarma district. Nawadih is about 3.0 km away. Markacho is about 6.9 km away. Kodarma is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagresinga (under 2 km), Jogidih (under 2 km) and Dardahi (under 2 km).

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

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