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About Mawadih Village

Mawadih is a small village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 15 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mawadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mawadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 15
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mawadih compares

By the 2011 count Mawadih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 979.

Getting to Mawadih

Mawadih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mawadih as Available within village. 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 Mawadih from other places

Mawadih lies about 43 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Phulbasia, about 2.1 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 Mawadih
Nearest railway station Phulbasia 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 12 km
Nearest town Churi 24 km
District headquarters Latehar 43 km

Villages closest to Mawadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mawadih village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Mawadih village has 15 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mawadih has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Mawadih is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mawadih covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mawadih falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mawadih is Phulbasia, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mawadih.

Mawadih is about 43 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mawadih is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Phulbasia is about 2.1 km away. Balumath is about 12 km away. Churi 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 Chamatu (1.6 km), Chetar (2.5 km) and Ara (3.3 km).

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

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