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Mauna

मौना
Mayur Hand mandal
Pincode 825408
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Temples near Mauna

  • Surya Mandir · 3.7 km

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Mauna is a small village in Mayur Hand mandal, Chatra district, Jharkhand, with a population of 220 and 42 households. The literacy rate stands at 56.8%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AJAY KUMAR BHUIYAN
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LGD code
349191
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population
220
Households
42
Literacy rate
56.8%
Sex ratio
1292 ♀/1000♂
Workers
75
Distance to district centre
34 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Ranchi
142 km
Distance to Kolkata
301 km
Nearest railway station
Jamua · 1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sadar Hospital, Jamua · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mauna compares

By population, Mauna ranks #83 of 118 villages in Mayur Hand mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.8%
+3.6% vs mandal average
Mauna
56.8%
Mayur Hand mandal
53.2%
Chatra district
48.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,292
+293 vs mandal average
Mauna
1,292
Mayur Hand mandal
999
Household size
people per home
5.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Mauna
5.2
Mayur Hand mandal
5.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Mauna at a glance

Mauna is a village of 220 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Mayur Hand block, Chatra district, Jharkhand, the 83rd-largest of 118 villages in Mayur Hand block. Literacy is 57%, 4 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,292 women per 1,000 men. It lies 34 km from the Chatra district centre, 29 km from Beko, the nearest town, 1 km from Jamua railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825408, served by Itkhori post office; the LGD village code is 349191. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Jamua, <1 km away. The sarpanch is AJAY KUMAR BHUIYAN, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 259 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pandni

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mauna · this village22057%
Jamunia · Mayur Hand18656%0 km N
Nima · Mayur Hand3318%0 km N
Gada · Mayur Hand00 km N
Banha · Mayur Hand90656%0 km N
Jamua · Gawan45823%1 km SW
Jamdar · Gawan1,23652%1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mauna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHATRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PANDANI
Total area (ha)
55.22
Irrigated area (ha)
30
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Mauna

LGD code
349191
Pincode
825408
Post office
Itkhori
Population (Census 2011)
220
Population (projected 2026)
259
Households
42
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1292
Literacy rate
56.8%
Coordinates
24.36750°N, 86.15107°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jamua
Member of Parliament
Annpurna Devi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manju Kumari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AJAY KUMAR BHUIYAN
Block / Mandal
Mayur Hand
Getting there

How to reach Mauna

Mandal centre
Mayur Hand · ≈ 2.9 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chatra · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,727 people
Beko · ≈ 29 km
≈ 1 h by car · 1 h 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi142 kmcapital
  • Kolkata301 km
  • Delhi1007 km
  • Hyderabad1112 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJamua1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Jamua<1 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College56 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Mauna

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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