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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 2 males and 5 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, 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 Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 2
Female Population 5
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 990.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 16 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 Pirtanr 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bholldih 16 km
Nearest town Gomoh 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 22 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pirtanr 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 7. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Maheshpur village has 2 males and 5 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 2500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshpur falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Bholldih, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 22 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 Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 7.2 km away. Bholldih is about 16 km away. Gomoh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Misradih (under 2 km), Dubiabera (under 2 km) and Bhawanpur (under 2 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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