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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is one of the larger villages in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,764, made up of 3,536 males and 3,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852109, 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 Pipra
Pincode 852109
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 6,764
Male Population 3,536
Female Population 3,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 23 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Raghopur, about 10 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 Pipra 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Raghopur 10 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 20 km
District headquarters Supaul 23 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipra 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 6,764. That makes it the 12th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents.

Maheshpur village has 3,536 males and 3,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 852109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Pipra tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Raghopur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 23 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 Pipra tehsil of Supaul district. Pipra is about 6.4 km away. Raghopur is about 10 km away. Chhātāpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihraul (1.5 km), Jiwachhpur (1.6 km) and Tharhi Bhawanipur (2.5 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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