About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 469 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Baheri
Pincode	847105
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	900
Male Population	469
Female Population	431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 60th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 19 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Haiaghat, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters	Baheri	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Haiaghat	11 km
Nearest town	Benipur	17 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	19 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 900. That makes it the 60th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Maheshpur village has 469 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 847105. 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 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Haiaghat, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 19 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Baheri is about 8.6 km away. Haiaghat is about 11 km away. Benipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.