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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,379, made up of 1,770 males and 1,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 367 hectares
Population 3,379
Male Population 1,770
Female Population 1,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 367 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 12 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kumaripur, about under 2 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 Kumaripur under 2 km
Nearest town Manihāri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 12 km
District headquarters Katihar 12 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korha 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 3,379. That makes it the 31st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,770 males and 1,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Maheshpur covers 367 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Kumaripur, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 12 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 Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Kumaripur is about under 2 km away. Manihāri is about 11 km away. Korha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraenpur (5.4 km), Makhdumpur (7.2 km) and Baura (14 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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