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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Marauna tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 291 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Marauna
Pincode 847452
Area (hectares) 132.8 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 291
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 31st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents. Its 132.8 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur 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 Maheshpur from other places

Maheshpur lies about 6.2 km from Supaul. 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 Marauna 6.2 km
District headquarters Supaul 6.2 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marauna 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 569. That makes it the 31st largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,923 residents.

Maheshpur village has 291 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 132.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Marauna tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The census record for Maheshpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 6.2 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Marauna tehsil of Supaul district. Marauna is about 6.2 km away. Supaul is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belahi (4.7 km), Kataia (6.2 km) and Parsauni (7.1 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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