About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,098, made up of 1,513 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854114, 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	Falka
Pincode	854114
Area (hectares)	43.59 hectares
Population	3,098
Male Population	1,513
Female Population	1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 43.59 hectares work out to about 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshpur from other places

Maheshpur lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 12 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	Falka	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	12 km
Nearest town	Purnia	27 km
District headquarters	Katihar	29 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 3,098. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,513 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 854114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 43.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 71 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Bakhri, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 29 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 Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 2.9 km away. Bakhri is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.