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About Mayapur Village

Mayapur is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 911 males and 860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835219, 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 Ormanjhi
Pincode 835219
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 911
Female Population 860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Mayapur compares

By the 2011 count Mayapur is the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Mayapur

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

Mayapur lies about 19 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 4.1 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 Hundur Halt 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 11 km
Nearest town Saunda 18 km
District headquarters Ranchi 19 km

Villages closest to Mayapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 1,771. That makes it the 15th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Mayapur village has 911 males and 860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayapur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Mayapur is 835219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayapur covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mayapur falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayapur is Hundur Halt, about 4.1 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 Mayapur.

Mayapur is about 19 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 Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 4.1 km away. Ormanjhi is about 11 km away. Saunda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bundu (under 2 km), Madkama (under 2 km) and Chandra (under 2 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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