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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,142, made up of 581 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.87 hectares hectares.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Phulpur
Area (hectares) 41.87 hectares
Population 1,142
Male Population 581
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 271st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents. Its 41.87 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

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 <5 km distance. 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 10 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jhusi, about 3.2 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 Maheshpur
Nearest railway station Jhusi 3.2 km
District headquarters Allahabad 10 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 19 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 1,142. That makes it the 271st largest of the 498 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,584 residents.

Maheshpur village has 581 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Maheshpur covers 41.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshpur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Jhusi, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 10 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Phulpur tehsil of Allahabad district. Jhusi is about 3.2 km away. Allahabad is about 10 km away. Prayagraj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durjanpur (under 2 km), Mohammadpur Maichaq Shah Moham (under 2 km) and Shah Mohamdpur (under 2 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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