About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 699 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	699
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Maheshpur from other places

Maheshpur lies about 10 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ratanpur, about 3.9 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	Ratanpur	3.9 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	8.5 km
District headquarters	Munger	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	29 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarapur 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 1,331. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Maheshpur village has 699 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Ratanpur, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 10 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Ratanpur is about 3.9 km away. Jamālpur is about 8.5 km away. Munger is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.