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About Maheshua Village

Maheshua is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 362 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares.

Maheshua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 362
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshua compares

By the 2011 count Maheshua is the 112th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 23 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 922.

Getting to Maheshua

The census records public bus service for Maheshua as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maheshua from other places

Maheshua lies about 21 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 13 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 Maheshua
Nearest railway station Sonaili 13 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 29 km

Villages closest to Maheshua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshua village had a population of 693. That makes it the 112th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Maheshua village has 362 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshua has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Maheshua covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshua falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshua is Sonaili, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshua.

Maheshua is about 21 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshua is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Sonaili is about 13 km away. Kasba is about 21 km away. Purnia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhan Dobha (under 2 km), Malikpur (5.2 km) and Tiarpara (6.6 km).

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

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