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About Maishar Village

Maishar is a small village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 217 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.92 hectares hectares.

Maishar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maishar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Area (hectares) 52.92 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 217
Female Population 229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maishar compares

By the 2011 count Maishar is the 112th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 52.92 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maishar

Maishar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maishar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahulbarai, Mahulchuin, Mahuldangri and Mahuli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maishar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maishar village had a population of 446. That makes it the 112th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Maishar village has 217 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maishar has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Maishar covers 52.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maishar falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maishar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maishar.

Maishar is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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