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About Mauda Village

Mauda is a small village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 166 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mauda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833010
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 166
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mauda compares

By the 2011 count Mauda is the 90th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Mauda

The census records public bus service for Mauda as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mauda from other places

Mauda lies about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.9 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 Mauda
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 8.0 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 17 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 20 km

Villages closest to Mauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mauda village had a population of 324. That makes it the 90th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mauda village has 166 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mauda has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Mauda is 833010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mauda covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Mauda falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mauda is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 2.9 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 <5 km distance for Mauda.

Mauda is about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mauda is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 2.9 km away. Kharsawan is about 8.0 km away. Chakradharpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kocha (under 2 km), Asantalia (under 2 km) and Khamardih (under 2 km).

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

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