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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,398 males and 1,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845451
Area (hectares) 186.6 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
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 41st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 186.6 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 19 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 5.8 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 Narkatyaganj 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 6.0 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 6.0 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 19 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 2,660. That makes it the 41st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,398 males and 1,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 186.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Narkatyaganj, about 5.8 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 19 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatyaganj is about 5.8 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 6.0 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satwaria (under 2 km), Harditerha (under 2 km) and Harpur (2.1 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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