About Maheshwara Village

Maheshwara is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 651, made up of 334 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshwara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	848117
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	651
Male Population	334
Female Population	317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshwara compares

By the 2011 count Maheshwara is the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Maheshwara

Maheshwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheshwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Maheshwara from other places

Maheshwara lies about 24 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 15 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 Maheshwara
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Rambhaddarpur	15 km
Nearest town	Benipur	19 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	24 km

Villages closest to Maheshwara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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.

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Common questions about Maheshwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshwara village had a population of 651. That makes it the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Maheshwara village has 334 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshwara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Maheshwara is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshwara covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshwara falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshwara is Rambhaddarpur, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshwara.

Maheshwara is about 24 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshwara is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 4.9 km away. Rambhaddarpur is about 15 km away. Benipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.