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About Mauda Village

Mauda is a large village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,188, made up of 1,125 males and 1,063 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 2,188
Male Population 1,125
Female Population 1,063
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mauda compares

By the 2011 count Mauda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Mauda

Mauda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mauda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 36 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 21 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 26 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Mauda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baharagora 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 2,188. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Mauda village has 1,125 males and 1,063 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauda has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Mauda is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mauda covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mauda falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mauda is Kanimahuli, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mauda.

Mauda is about 36 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauda is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Baharagora is about 9.7 km away. Kanimahuli is about 21 km away. Jhārgrām is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanrra (under 2 km), Lodhanbani (2.8 km) and Swarga Chhinra (4.1 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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