About Maheshu Village

Maheshu is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 77, made up of 39 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	59.23 hectares
Population	77
Male Population	39
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshu compares

By the 2011 count Maheshu is the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 59.23 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Maheshu

Maheshu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshu 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. The nearest villages by name are Kot Mandhar, Koti, Kyana and Lakhoti. 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.

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Common questions about Maheshu

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshu village had a population of 77. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Maheshu village has 39 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshu has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Maheshu is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshu covers 59.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshu falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Maheshu is in Junga tehsil of Shimla 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.