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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a mid sized village in Khelari tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,761, made up of 920 males and 841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Khelari
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 715 hectares
Population 1,761
Male Population 920
Female Population 841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents. Its 715 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Mayapur

Mayapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mayapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayapur from other places

Mayapur lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Khalari, about 2.4 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 Mayapur
Nearest railway station Khalari 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Khelari 2.9 km
Nearest town Khalāri 2.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayapur village had a population of 1,761. That makes it the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,562 residents.

Mayapur village has 920 males and 841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Mayapur is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayapur covers 715 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mayapur falls under Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Khalari, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayapur is in Khelari tehsil of Ranchi district. Khalari is about 2.4 km away. Khelari is about 2.9 km away. Khalāri is about 2.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadih (2.4 km), Tumang (2.8 km) and Khelari (2.9 km).

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

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