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About Mahadevpur Village

Mahadevpur is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 134 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahadevpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahadevpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 134
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mahadevpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahadevpur is the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Mahadevpur

The census records public bus service for Mahadevpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mahadevpur from other places

Mahadevpur lies about 29 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about under 2 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 Mahadevpur
Nearest railway station Murli Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 7.3 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.3 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 29 km

Villages closest to Mahadevpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahadevpur village had a population of 243. That makes it the 71st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Mahadevpur village has 134 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadevpur has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Mahadevpur is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahadevpur covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahadevpur falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mahadevpur is Murli Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Mahadevpur.

Mahadevpur is about 29 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahadevpur is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about under 2 km away. Rajmahal is about 7.3 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhotaharchandpur (under 2 km), Enaitpur (under 2 km) and Khairbani (1.5 km).

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

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