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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 994, made up of 525 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Pincode 813210
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 994
Male Population 525
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 39th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 5 - 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 14 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sabaur, about 8.0 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 railway station Sabaur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 8.5 km
Nearest town Purāini 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 14 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sabour 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 994. That makes it the 39th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Maheshpur village has 525 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 813210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Sabaur, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 14 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 8.0 km away. Sabour is about 8.5 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parghari (under 2 km), Sewaidih (under 2 km) and Amdar (under 2 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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