About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 376 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, 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	Rahe
Pincode	835102
Area (hectares)	153.24 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	376
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 153.24 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 984.

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 37 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 10 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	Rahe	1.6 km
Nearest railway station	Gautamdhara	10 km
Nearest town	Būndu	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	37 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahe 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 736. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Maheshpur village has 376 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 957 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 153.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Gautamdhara, about 10 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 37 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 Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about 1.6 km away. Gautamdhara is about 10 km away. Būndu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.