About Mailam Village

Mailam is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 312 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 772.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mailam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mailam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	772.1 hectares
Population	615
Male Population	312
Female Population	303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mailam compares

By the 2011 count Mailam is the 24th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 772.1 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Mailam

Mailam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mailam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Mailam from other places

Mailam lies about 33 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 18 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 Mailam
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	18 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	31 km
District headquarters	Latehar	33 km

Villages closest to Mailam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mailam village had a population of 615. That makes it the 24th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mailam village has 312 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mailam has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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

Mailam covers 772.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mailam falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mailam is Balumath, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mailam.

Mailam is about 33 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mailam is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 8.7 km away. Balumath is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.