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About Maldhara Village

Maldhara is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 199 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maldhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maldhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 174 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 199
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
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 Maldhara compares

By the 2011 count Maldhara is the 173rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Maldhara

Maldhara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maldhara 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 Maldhara from other places

Maldhara lies about 27 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 22 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 Maldhara
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 22 km
District headquarters Pakur 27 km

Villages closest to Maldhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maldhara village had a population of 425. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Maldhara village has 199 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maldhara has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Maldhara is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maldhara covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maldhara falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maldhara is Banshlai Bridge, about 22 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 Maldhara.

Maldhara is about 27 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maldhara is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 12 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 22 km away. Pakur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaira Chatar (under 2 km), Baghmarapahari (under 2 km) and Sahari (under 2 km).

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

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