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About Mahadevpur Village

Mahadevpur is a mid sized village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 285 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 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 Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 285
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mahadevpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahadevpur is the 44th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Mahadevpur

Mahadevpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahadevpur as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 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
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 8.3 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 Taljhari 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 564. That makes it the 44th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Mahadevpur village has 285 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahadevpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

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

Mahadevpur covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mahadevpur falls under Taljhari 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about under 2 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.3 km away. Taljhari is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murli Maqo (1.5 km), Bamangawan (4.0 km) and Hathigarh (4.3 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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