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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Domchanch tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 421 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Domchanch
Pincode 825418
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 421
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 41st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

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 1.8 km from Domchanch, 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
Tehsil headquarters Domchanch 1.8 km
Nearest town Kodarma 12 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Domchanch 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 774. That makes it the 41st largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Maheshpur village has 421 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 825418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma 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 1.8 km from Domchanch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Domchanch tehsil of Kodarma district. Maheshpur is about under 2 km away. Domchanch is about 1.8 km away. Kodarma is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaruadih (under 2 km), Domchanch (1.8 km) and Baheradih (2.0 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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