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About Maheshkundul Village

Maheshkundul is a small village in Sahjanwa tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 191 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshkundul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshkundul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Sahjanwa
Pincode 273209
Area (hectares) 45.59 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 191
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshkundul compares

By the 2011 count Maheshkundul is the 227th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 45.59 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maheshkundul

The census records public bus service for Maheshkundul 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshkundul from other places

Maheshkundul lies about 31 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 2.7 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 Maheshkundul
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 2.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahjanwa 16 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 31 km

Villages closest to Maheshkundul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshkundul village had a population of 380. That makes it the 227th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Maheshkundul village has 191 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshkundul has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Maheshkundul is 273209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshkundul covers 45.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshkundul falls under Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maheshkundul is Khalilabad, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance for Maheshkundul.

Maheshkundul is about 31 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshkundul is in Sahjanwa tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khalilabad is about 2.7 km away. Khalīlābād is about 3.4 km away. Sahjanwa 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 Chigauna (under 2 km), Kunda Kodara (under 2 km) and Mishraulia (under 2 km).

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

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