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About Maksudpur Village

Maksudpur is a small village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 229 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maksudpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maksudpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144504
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 229
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maksudpur compares

By the 2011 count Maksudpur is the 228th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maksudpur

Maksudpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maksudpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maksudpur from other places

Maksudpur lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Bahram, about 3.9 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 Maksudpur
Nearest railway station Bahram 3.9 km
Nearest town Banga 8.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 22 km

Villages closest to Maksudpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maksudpur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 228th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Maksudpur village has 229 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maksudpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Maksudpur is 144504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maksudpur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maksudpur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Maksudpur is Bahram, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Maksudpur is about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maksudpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bahram is about 3.9 km away. Banga is about 8.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godani (under 2 km), Bulakipur (1.5 km) and Jhander Khurd (2.1 km).

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

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