About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,764, made up of 900 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 41st largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,248 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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 <5 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 19 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Budora, about under 2 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.

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baghmara Cum Katras tehsil.

• Kharkhari under 2 km
• Sahnidih under 2 km
• Phulwar under 2 km
• Phulwartanr under 2 km
• Nawagarh under 2 km
• Tundu 1.9 km

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.