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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is one of the larger villages in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,469, made up of 2,791 males and 2,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 5,469
Male Population 2,791
Female Population 2,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

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 32 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 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 Bhawanipur Bihar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 4.8 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 24 km
District headquarters Katihar 32 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 5,469. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Maheshpur village has 2,791 males and 2,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Bhawanipur Bihar, about 2.1 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 32 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about 2.1 km away. Barsoi is about 4.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonapur (under 2 km), Bhawanipur (2.0 km) and Dharampur (2.6 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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