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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,467, made up of 1,278 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Angara
Pincode 835103
Area (hectares) 789.97 hectares
Population 2,467
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 789.97 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within village. 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 23 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 7.6 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
Tehsil headquarters Angara 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Gangaghat 7.6 km
Nearest town Chitarpur 21 km
District headquarters Ranchi 23 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Angara 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 2,467. That makes it the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,278 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 789.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Gangaghat, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 23 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 3.0 km away. Gangaghat is about 7.6 km away. Chitarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirka (under 2 km), Narayansoso (1.7 km) and Cheldagsoso (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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