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About Maheshgaria Village

Maheshgaria is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 310 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshgaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshgaria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 310
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshgaria compares

By the 2011 count Maheshgaria is the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Maheshgaria

Maheshgaria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshgaria as Available within 5 - 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 Maheshgaria from other places

Maheshgaria lies about 24 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, 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 Maheshgaria
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Murarai 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 23 km
District headquarters Pakur 24 km

Villages closest to Maheshgaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 Maheshgaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshgaria village had a population of 618. That makes it the 117th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Maheshgaria village has 310 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshgaria has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Maheshgaria is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshgaria covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshgaria falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshgaria is Murarai, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Maheshgaria.

Maheshgaria is about 24 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshgaria is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 5.9 km away. Murarai is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hathimara (under 2 km), Rolagram (1.6 km) and Teliapokhar (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maheshgaria today is likely to be higher.

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