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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 136 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 814166
Area (hectares) 102.71 hectares
Population 285
Male Population 136
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
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 114th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 102.71 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 152 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 6.5 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 Lakshmipur Bhorang 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 10 km
Nearest town Colgong 13 km
District headquarters Jamtara 152 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 285. That makes it the 114th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Maheshpur village has 136 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 814166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 102.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Lakshmipur Bhorang, about 6.5 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 152 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 6.5 km away. Fatehpur is about 10 km away. Colgong is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Asna (2.3 km), Barabad (2.3 km) and Baratanr (2.3 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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