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About Mauda Village

Mauda is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 532 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 532
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Mauda compares

By the 2011 count Mauda is the 23rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Mauda

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

Mauda lies about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 5.4 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 Mauda
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 5.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 11 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 14 km

Villages closest to Mauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauda village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Mauda village has 532 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauda has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Mauda is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mauda covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mauda falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mauda is Singhpokharia, about 5.4 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 Mauda.

Mauda is about 14 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauda is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Singhpokharia is about 5.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 8.7 km away. Tonto is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harira (under 2 km), Banaikera (under 2 km) and Kainaw (2.7 km).

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

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