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About Maheshdih Village

Maheshdih is a small village in Tilouthu tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 224 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.3 hectares hectares.

Maheshdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshdih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Tilouthu
Area (hectares) 156.3 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 224
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshdih compares

By the 2011 count Maheshdih is the 50th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 156.3 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Maheshdih

Maheshdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshdih as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshdih from other places

Maheshdih lies about 33 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, about 8.2 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 Maheshdih
Nearest railway station Pahleja 8.2 km
Nearest town Sasarām 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilouthu 33 km
District headquarters Rohtas 33 km

Villages closest to Maheshdih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshdih village had a population of 430. That makes it the 50th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Maheshdih village has 224 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshdih has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Maheshdih covers 156.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshdih falls under Tilouthu tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshdih is Pahleja, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshdih.

Maheshdih is about 33 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshdih is in Tilouthu tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about 8.2 km away. Sasarām is about 12 km away. Tilouthu is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lewara (under 2 km), Kusdihra (under 2 km) and Dubauli (under 2 km).

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

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