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About Maheshghati Village

Maheshghati is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,219, made up of 1,113 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshghati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshghati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 2,219
Male Population 1,113
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshghati compares

By the 2011 count Maheshghati is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Maheshghati

Maheshghati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshghati as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshghati from other places

Maheshghati lies about 52 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about under 2 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 Maheshghati
Nearest railway station Gumani under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.3 km
Nearest town Farakka 8.6 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 52 km

Villages closest to Maheshghati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshghati village had a population of 2,219. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Maheshghati village has 1,113 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshghati has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Maheshghati is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshghati covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshghati falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshghati is Gumani, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Maheshghati is about 52 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshghati is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about under 2 km away. Barharwa is about 7.3 km away. Farakka is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dariapur (under 2 km), Kankjol (under 2 km) and Autgram (under 2 km).

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

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