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About Maheshwas Kalan Village

Maheshwas Kalan is a large village in Amber tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,579, made up of 1,320 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 924 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 302012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshwas Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshwas Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Amber
Pincode 302012
Area (hectares) 924 hectares
Population 2,579
Male Population 1,320
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshwas Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Maheshwas Kalan is the 31st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents. Its 924 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Maheshwas Kalan

Maheshwas Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshwas Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Maheshwas Kalan from other places

Maheshwas Kalan lies about 21 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Nindhar Benar, about 12 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 Maheshwas Kalan
Nearest railway station Nindhar Benar 12 km
Nearest town Chaumu 19 km
District headquarters Jaipur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Amber 25 km

Villages closest to Maheshwas Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amber 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 Maheshwas Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshwas Kalan village had a population of 2,579. That makes it the 31st largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents.

Maheshwas Kalan village has 1,320 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshwas Kalan has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Maheshwas Kalan is 302012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshwas Kalan covers 924 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshwas Kalan falls under Amber tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Maheshwas Kalan is Nindhar Benar, about 12 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 village for Maheshwas Kalan.

Maheshwas Kalan is about 21 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshwas Kalan is in Amber tehsil of Jaipur district. Nindhar Benar is about 12 km away. Chaumu is about 19 km away. Jaipur 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 Maheshwas Khurd (under 2 km), Chak Rojda (2.7 km) and Rojda (2.7 km).

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

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