About Mahespur Village

Mahespur is a large village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,377 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares.

Mahespur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahespur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	304 hectares
Population	2,648
Male Population	1,377
Female Population	1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahespur compares

By the 2011 count Mahespur is the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Mahespur

Mahespur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahespur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahespur from other places

Mahespur 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 Mahespur
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	2.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	24 km
District headquarters	Katihar	32 km

Villages closest to Mahespur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahespur village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 8th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Mahespur village has 1,377 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahespur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Mahespur covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahespur falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahespur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahespur.

Mahespur 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.

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