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About Mahespura Village

Mahespura is a large village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,371, made up of 1,263 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.9 hectares hectares.

Mahespura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahespura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 157.9 hectares
Population 2,371
Male Population 1,263
Female Population 1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Mahespura compares

By the 2011 count Mahespura is the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 157.9 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Mahespura

The census records public bus service for Mahespura 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 Mahespura from other places

Mahespura lies about 23 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Mahrail, 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 Mahespura
Nearest railway station Mahrail under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 2.0 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 2.0 km
District headquarters Madhubani 23 km

Villages closest to Mahespura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahespura village had a population of 2,371. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Mahespura village has 1,263 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahespura has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Mahespura covers 157.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahespura falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mahespura is Mahrail, 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 Mahespura.

Mahespura is about 23 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahespura is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Mahrail is about under 2 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 2.0 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohna (under 2 km), Majhaura (1.8 km) and Simra (1.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mahespura today is likely to be higher.

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