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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 742 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496220
Area (hectares) 933.29 hectares
Population 1,521
Male Population 742
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available
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 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 933.29 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

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. 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. The nearest villages by name are Loker, Ludeg, Madanpur Inchko and Madhuban. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,521. That makes it the 51st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Maheshpur village has 742 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 933.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshpur falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Maheshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Maheshpur is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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