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About Mahashpur Village

Mahashpur is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 683 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahashpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Pincode 233227
Area (hectares) 61.38 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 683
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahashpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahashpur is the 187th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 61.38 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Mahashpur

Mahashpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mahashpur 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 Mahashpur from other places

Mahashpur lies about 16 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahbaz Kuli, about 9.3 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 Mahashpur
Nearest railway station Shahbaz Kuli 9.3 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 16 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 16 km

Villages closest to Mahashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahashpur village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 187th largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Mahashpur village has 683 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahashpur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Mahashpur is 233227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahashpur covers 61.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mahashpur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahashpur is Shahbaz Kuli, about 9.3 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 Mahashpur.

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

Mahashpur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Shahbaz Kuli is about 9.3 km away. Muhammadābād is about 15 km away. Mohammadabad 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 Ebarahimpur M Maheshpur (under 2 km), Firojpur M Maheshpur Kalan (under 2 km) and Maheshpur Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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