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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,177, made up of 1,142 males and 1,035 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.54 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 126.54 hectares
Population 2,177
Male Population 1,142
Female Population 1,035
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 110th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 126.54 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur 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 <5 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 6.7 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 4.8 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
Nearest railway station Mahrawal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 6.7 km
District headquarters Aligarh 6.7 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 6.7 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 2,177. That makes it the 110th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,142 males and 1,035 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Maheshpur covers 126.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Mahrawal, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 6.7 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Mahrawal is about 4.8 km away. Koil is about 6.7 km away. Aligarh is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhati (under 2 km), Nagla Bhaibeg (1.6 km) and Chikaura (2.3 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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