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About Maheshkhor Village

Maheshkhor is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,886, made up of 2,067 males and 1,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares.

Maheshkhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshkhor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 3,886
Male Population 2,067
Female Population 1,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshkhor compares

By the 2011 count Maheshkhor is the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Maheshkhor

Maheshkhor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshkhor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maheshkhor from other places

Maheshkhor lies about 29 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 8.9 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 Maheshkhor
Nearest railway station Ekchari 8.9 km
Nearest town Colgong 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 29 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Maheshkhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshkhor village had a population of 3,886. That makes it the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Maheshkhor village has 2,067 males and 1,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshkhor has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Maheshkhor covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshkhor falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshkhor is Ekchari, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshkhor.

Maheshkhor is about 29 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshkhor is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 8.9 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Sonhaula is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balipur (under 2 km), Jafra (under 2 km) and Gangarampur (1.6 km).

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

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