About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is one of the larger villages in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,797, made up of 3,019 males and 2,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	201 hectares
Population	5,797
Male Population	3,019
Female Population	2,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 201 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

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 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.9 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	Banshlai Bridge	9.9 km
District headquarters	Pakur	20 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

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.

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Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 5,797. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Maheshpur village has 3,019 males and 2,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Maheshpur covers 201 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 9.9 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 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 9.9 km away. Pakur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.