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About Maheshua Village

Maheshua is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,568, made up of 2,390 males and 2,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.6 hectares hectares.

Maheshua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 125.6 hectares
Population 4,568
Male Population 2,390
Female Population 2,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshua compares

By the 2011 count Maheshua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 125.6 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Maheshua

Maheshua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshua 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshua from other places

Maheshua lies about 18 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Kuchman Railway Station, about 9.6 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 Maheshua
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kuchman Railway Station 9.6 km
Nearest town Saidpur 15 km
District headquarters Chandauli 18 km

Villages closest to Maheshua

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 Maheshua

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshua village had a population of 4,568. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Maheshua village has 2,390 males and 2,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshua has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Maheshua covers 125.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Maheshua is Kuchman Railway Station, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshua.

Maheshua is about 18 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshua is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Sakaldiha is about 8.6 km away. Kuchman Railway Station is about 9.6 km away. Saidpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheshpur (under 2 km), Lolpur (under 2 km) and Maharai (under 2 km).

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

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