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About Maheshi Village

Maheshi is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,311, made up of 647 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.58 hectares hectares.

Maheshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 84.58 hectares
Population 1,311
Male Population 647
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshi compares

By the 2011 count Maheshi is the 191st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 84.58 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Maheshi

Maheshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maheshi from other places

Maheshi lies about 16 km from Chandauli. 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 Maheshi
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 7.4 km
District headquarters Chandauli 16 km

Villages closest to Maheshi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshi village had a population of 1,311. That makes it the 191st largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Maheshi village has 647 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Maheshi covers 84.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheshi falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Maheshi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshi.

Maheshi is about 16 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshi is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 7.4 km away. Chandauli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramarepur (under 2 km), Chhittmpur (under 2 km) and Pandeypuri Milki (under 2 km).

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

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