About Mahudand Village

Mahudand is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,873, made up of 935 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 734 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahudand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahudand village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822124
Area (hectares)	734 hectares
Population	1,873
Male Population	935
Female Population	938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahudand compares

By the 2011 count Mahudand is the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 734 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Mahudand

Mahudand is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahudand as Available within 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 Mahudand from other places

Mahudand lies about 19 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 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 Mahudand
Nearest railway station	Dumri Bihar	under 2 km
Nearest town	Gumia	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	19 km
District headquarters	Palamu	19 km

Villages closest to Mahudand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahudand village had a population of 1,873. That makes it the 20th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Mahudand village has 935 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahudand has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Mahudand is 822124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahudand covers 734 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahudand falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahudand is Dumri Bihar, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Mahudand.

Mahudand is about 19 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahudand is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Dumri Bihar is about under 2 km away. Gumia is about 5.3 km away. Hussainabad is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.