About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,147, made up of 602 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Pincode	814155
Area (hectares)	163 hectares
Population	1,147
Male Population	602
Female Population	545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 35 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 7.8 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	Ghogha	7.8 km
Nearest town	Colgong	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	16 km
District headquarters	Godda	35 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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.

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Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 1,147. That makes it the 35th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Maheshpur village has 602 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 814155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Ghogha, about 7.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 35 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Ghogha is about 7.8 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Bashant Rai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.