About Mahatam Village

Mahatam is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 297 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahatam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahatam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Ghatshila
Pincode	832303
Area (hectares)	361 hectares
Population	656
Male Population	297
Female Population	359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,209
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahatam compares

By the 2011 count Mahatam is the 45th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 990.

Getting to Mahatam

Mahatam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahatam as Available within 10+ 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 Mahatam from other places

Mahatam lies about 41 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 1.9 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 Mahatam
Nearest railway station	Haludpukur	1.9 km
Nearest town	Gobindpur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghatshila	33 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	41 km

Villages closest to Mahatam

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

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Common questions about Mahatam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahatam village had a population of 656. That makes it the 45th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Mahatam village has 297 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahatam has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Mahatam is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahatam covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mahatam falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahatam is Haludpukur, about 1.9 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 village for Mahatam.

Mahatam is about 41 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahatam is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 1.9 km away. Gobindpur is about 9.2 km away. Ghatshila is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.