About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 377 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	778
Male Population	377
Female Population	401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 64th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 71 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, about 16 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	Sikandarpur	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sanwara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	35 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	71 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijaipur 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 778. That makes it the 64th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Maheshpur village has 377 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1101.

Maheshpur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Sanwara, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 71 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Bijaipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.