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About Mael Village

Mael is one of the larger villages in Chitarpur tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,527, made up of 2,791 males and 2,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1008.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mael Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mael village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Chitarpur
Pincode 825101
Area (hectares) 1008.6 hectares
Population 5,527
Male Population 2,791
Female Population 2,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mael compares

By the 2011 count Mael is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents. Its 1008.6 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Mael

The census records public bus service for Mael as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mael from other places

Mael lies about 16 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Barkipona, 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 Mael
Tehsil headquarters Chitarpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barkipona 1.9 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 16 km

Villages closest to Mael

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mael village had a population of 5,527. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,000 residents.

Mael village has 2,791 males and 2,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mael has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Mael is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mael covers 1008.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mael falls under Chitarpur tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mael is Barkipona, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mael.

Mael is about 16 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mael is in Chitarpur tehsil of Ramgarh district. Chitarpur is about under 2 km away. Barkipona is about 1.9 km away. Ramgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonr (under 2 km), Sanri (under 2 km) and Chitar Pur (under 2 km).

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

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