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About Medharua Village

Medharua is a small village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 165 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Medharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Medharua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 166.73 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 165
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Medharua compares

By the 2011 count Medharua is the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 166.73 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Medharua

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

Medharua lies about 40 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 8.7 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 Medharua
Nearest railway station Kechki 8.7 km
Nearest town Medininagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 40 km

Villages closest to Medharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Medharua village had a population of 335. That makes it the 76th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Medharua village has 165 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Medharua has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

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

Medharua covers 166.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Medharua falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Medharua is Kechki, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance for Medharua.

Medharua is about 40 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Medharua is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 8.7 km away. Medininagar is about 16 km away. Mahuadanr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (6.5 km), Korwadih (6.9 km) and Jamdih (9.1 km).

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

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