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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 325 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 20.78 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 325
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 20.78 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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 10+ 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 68 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshpur, 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.

Distances from Maheshpur
Nearest railway station Maheshpur under 2 km
Nearest town Kodarma 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 68 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan 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 631. That makes it the 45th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Maheshpur village has 325 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 20.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Maheshpur, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 68 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshpur is about under 2 km away. Kodarma is about 12 km away. Gawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gounrha (12 km), Belakhunta (15 km) and Harlaghati (15 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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