About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is one of the larger villages in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,299, made up of 2,770 males and 2,529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813205, 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	Sonhaula
Pincode	813205
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	5,299
Male Population	2,770
Female Population	2,529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

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
Nearest town	Purāini	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonhaula	14 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 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.

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Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 5,299. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Maheshpur village has 2,770 males and 2,529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 813205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Sonhaula 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 Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Sabaur is about 8.0 km away. Purāini is about 12 km away. Sonhaula is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.