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About Mayamdega Village

Mayamdega is a mid sized village in Jaldega tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 238 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares.

Mayamdega Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayamdega village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Jaldega
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 238
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Mayamdega compares

By the 2011 count Mayamdega is the 38th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Mayamdega

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

Mayamdega lies about 38 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Tati, about 5.4 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 Mayamdega
Nearest railway station Tati 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaldega 5.6 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 20 km
District headquarters Simdega 38 km

Villages closest to Mayamdega

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayamdega village had a population of 514. That makes it the 38th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Mayamdega village has 238 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayamdega has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Mayamdega covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mayamdega falls under Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mayamdega is Tati, about 5.4 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 Mayamdega.

Mayamdega is about 38 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayamdega is in Jaldega tehsil of Simdega district. Tati is about 5.4 km away. Jaldega is about 5.6 km away. Birmitrapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turupdega (under 2 km), Kharwagarha (1.9 km) and Titlingi (2.6 km).

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

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