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About Maheshkata Village

Maheshkata is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 241 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshkata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshkata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 241
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Maheshkata compares

By the 2011 count Maheshkata is the 86th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Maheshkata

Maheshkata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshkata 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 Maheshkata from other places

Maheshkata lies about 56 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.5 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 Maheshkata
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 56 km

Villages closest to Maheshkata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshkata village had a population of 473. That makes it the 86th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Maheshkata village has 241 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshkata has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Maheshkata is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshkata covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshkata falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshkata is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.5 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 Maheshkata.

Maheshkata is about 56 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshkata is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Rampur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Pakuria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhijol (14 km), Ghurni (15 km) and Baurbila (15 km).

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

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