About Mahur Village

Mahur is a small village in Mohammad Ganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 243 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Mohammad Ganj
Pincode	822115
Area (hectares)	471 hectares
Population	492
Male Population	243
Female Population	249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
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 Mahur compares

By the 2011 count Mahur is the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 933.

Getting to Mahur

Mahur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahur 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. The nearest villages by name are Khar Khol, Koiriadih, Kolhua Sonbarsa and Koshiara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Mahur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahur village had a population of 492. That makes it the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Mahur village has 243 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahur has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Mahur is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahur covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahur falls under Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Mahur notes the nearest railway station 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 Mahur.

Mahur is in Mohammad Ganj tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.