Khori Mahua

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.

Khori Mahua
Village
Khori Mahua Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Khori Mahua Khori Mahua (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.4638°N 86.0043°E / 24.4638; 86.0043
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Languages(*For language details see Dhanwar (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825412 (Rajdhanwar)
Telephone/ STD code	06556
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dhanwar
Website	giridih.nic.in

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Jharkhand
Dham

H

Mirzaganj

R

Lokainayanpur

R

Sakri River

Jamunia
River

Barakar
River

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

CT

Giridih coalfield

Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

H

Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

H

Shikharji

H

Giridih

M

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Khori Mahua is located at 24.4638°N 86.0043°E / 24.4638; 86.0043.

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 4,479 feet (1,365 m). 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]

References

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