About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 912, made up of 466 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.47 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Area (hectares)	61.47 hectares
Population	912
Male Population	466
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 61.47 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

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 5 - 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 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 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Harnaut, about 4.0 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	Harnaut	4.0 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	9.2 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	24 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 912. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Maheshpur village has 466 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 906.

Maheshpur covers 61.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Harnaut, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Harnaut is about 4.0 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 9.2 km away. Nalanda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.