Khori Mahua Explained

Khori Mahua
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates:24.4638°N 86.0043°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Giridih
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages(*For language details see Dhanwar (community development block)#Language and religion)
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi, Urdu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:825412 (Rajdhanwar)
Area Code Type:Telephone/ STD code
Area Code:06556
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kodarma
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Dhanwar

Khori Mahua (also spelled Khorimahua or Khuri Mahaua) is a village in the Dhanwar CD block in Khuri Mahua subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Khori Mahua is located at 24.4638°N 86.0043°W.

Khori Mahua is 48 km from Giridih and 6 km from Rajdhanwar.

The headquarters of Khori Mahua subdivision are located at Khori Mahua.[1]

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [2] [3] [4]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Khorimahua had a total population of 1,112, of which 602 (54%) were males and 510 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 253. The total number of literate persons in Khorimahua was 706 (82.19% of the population over 6 years).[5]

Transport

State Highway 13 (Jharkhand) passes through Khori Mahua.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Construction of Residential Building in the Campus of S.D.O. Office in Khori Mahua. India Mart . 23 September 2017.
  2. Web site: District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A. Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand . 15 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 September 2017.
  4. Web site: District Statistical Handbook, Giridih . Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6 . Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand . 23 September 2017 .
  5. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 23 September 2017.
  6. Google maps