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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is one of the larger villages in Surajgarha tehsil, in the district of Lakhisarai, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,785, made up of 3,079 males and 2,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.7 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Lakhisarai
Tehsil Surajgarha
Area (hectares) 523.7 hectares
Population 5,785
Male Population 3,079
Female Population 2,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents. Its 523.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Maheshpur

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 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 24 km from Lakhisarai, and the nearest railway station is Abhaipur, 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 Abhaipur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Surajgarha 10 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 19 km
District headquarters Lakhisarai 24 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajgarha 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 5,785. That makes it the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,411 residents.

Maheshpur village has 3,079 males and 2,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Maheshpur covers 523.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Abhaipur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 24 km from Lakhisarai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Surajgarha tehsil of Lakhisarai district. Abhaipur is about under 2 km away. Surajgarha is about 10 km away. Jamālpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuset (under 2 km), Losghani (1.7 km) and Milik Losghani (1.7 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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