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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 1
Male Population 1
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 Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Maheshpur

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

Maheshpur lies about 39 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 14 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 Maheshpur
Nearest town Kharagpur 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 21 km
District headquarters Banka 39 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 1. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Maheshpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshpur falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 14 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 Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 39 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 7.7 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 14 km away. Phulidumar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurgawan (2.0 km), Tola Siswadamgi (3.1 km) and Tola Bariarpur (5.1 km).

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

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