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About Mayapur Khurd Village

Mayapur Khurd is a small village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 23 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayapur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 94.1 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 23
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mayapur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 94.1 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mayapur Khurd

Mayapur Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mayapur Khurd as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayapur Khurd from other places

Mayapur Khurd lies about 18 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 11 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 Mayapur Khurd
Nearest town Kathhāra 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 18 km
District headquarters Palamu 18 km

Villages closest to Mayapur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Mayapur Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur Khurd village had a population of 43. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Mayapur Khurd village has 23 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur Khurd has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mayapur Khurd is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayapur Khurd covers 94.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mayapur Khurd falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur Khurd is Jarangdih, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mayapur Khurd.

Mayapur Khurd is about 18 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur Khurd is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Kathhāra is about 8.7 km away. Jarangdih is about 11 km away. Patan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajan Mayapur (under 2 km), Mayapur Kalan (under 2 km) and Sonpurwa (4.0 km).

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

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