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About Maheshbatha Village

Maheshbatha is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 281 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshbatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshbatha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 281
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Maheshbatha compares

By the 2011 count Maheshbatha is the 85th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Maheshbatha

Maheshbatha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshbatha 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 Maheshbatha from other places

Maheshbatha lies about 35 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 7.3 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 Maheshbatha
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 8.3 km
Nearest town Kasba 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 35 km

Villages closest to Maheshbatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshbatha village had a population of 522. That makes it the 85th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Maheshbatha village has 281 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshbatha has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Maheshbatha is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshbatha covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshbatha falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshbatha is Surja Kama, about 7.3 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 Maheshbatha.

Maheshbatha is about 35 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshbatha is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Surja Kama is about 7.3 km away. Baisi is about 8.3 km away. Kasba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharhi (under 2 km), Lautiabari (1.7 km) and Tarabani (2.5 km).

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

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