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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 236 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2303.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 2303.88 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 236
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 93rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 2303.88 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 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 80 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 31 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 Shahbad 15 km
Nearest railway station Khonker 31 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 40 km
District headquarters Baran 80 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahbad 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 441. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Maheshpur village has 236 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 2303.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheshpur falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Khonker, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 80 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Shahbad is about 15 km away. Khonker is about 31 km away. Shivpuri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayagaon (2.8 km), Saloda (3.3 km) and Raipur (4.0 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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