| Mayurhand | |
| Other Name: | Majurhand |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.2931°N 85.2425°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chatra |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 3404 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Mayurhand block#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 825408 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06547 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 13 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Chatra |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Chatra |
Mayurhand (also written as Majurhand) is a village and gram panchayat in the Mayurhand CD block in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Mayurhand is located at 24.2931°N 85.2425°W.
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450m (1,480feet) above mean sea level.[1] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.[2] North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.[3]
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.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Majurhand (location code 349125) had a total population of 3,404, of which 1,702 (50%) were males and 1,702 (50%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 580. The total number of literate persons in Majurhand was 1,876 (66.43% of the population over 6 years).[4]
Headquarters of Mayurhand CD block is at Mayurhand village.[5]
