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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Chewara tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 573 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Chewara
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 1,083
Male Population 573
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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 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 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 13 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 9.1 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
Tehsil headquarters Chewara 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 9.1 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 13 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chewara 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 1,083. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Maheshpur village has 573 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Maheshpur covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Adarsh Manpur, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 13 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Chewara tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Chewara is about 2.7 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 9.1 km away. Sheikhpura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sijhori (under 2 km), Kewali (1.8 km) and Hansapur (2.0 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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