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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 350 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 350
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

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 - 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 - 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 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 12 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 Rautara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 645. That makes it the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Maheshpur village has 350 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Maheshpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Rautara, about 12 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 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 18 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 12 km away. Purnia East is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (5.1 km), Parmanandpur (5.2 km) and Tharha (7.4 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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