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About Mahe Village

Mahe is a small village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 52 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Panki
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 52
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahe compares

By the 2011 count Mahe is the 162nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Mahe

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

How far is Mahe from other places

Mahe lies about 29 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Budora, 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 Mahe
Nearest railway station Budora under 2 km
Nearest town Kātrās 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Panki 29 km
District headquarters Palamu 29 km

Villages closest to Mahe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahe village had a population of 101. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Mahe village has 52 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahe has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Mahe is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahe covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahe falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahe is Budora, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Mahe.

Mahe is about 29 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahe is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. Budora is about under 2 km away. Kātrās is about 6.0 km away. Panki is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawa Garh (under 2 km), Dhub (3.7 km) and Radhadih (14 km).

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

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