About Maheshri Village

Maheshri is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 372 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshri village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Hardwar
Tehsil	Laksar
Pincode	247663
Area (hectares)	98.34 hectares
Population	694
Male Population	372
Female Population	322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshri compares

By the 2011 count Maheshri is the 92nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 98.34 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Maheshri

Maheshri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Maheshri from other places

Maheshri lies about 28 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Laksar Junction, about 3.0 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 Maheshri
Nearest railway station	Laksar Junction	3.0 km
Nearest town	Manglaur	13 km
District headquarters	Hardwar	28 km

Villages closest to Maheshri

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

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Common questions about Maheshri

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshri village had a population of 694. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Maheshri village has 372 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshri has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Maheshri is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshri covers 98.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshri falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Maheshri is Laksar Junction, about 3.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshri.

Maheshri is about 28 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshri is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Laksar Junction is about 3.0 km away. Manglaur is about 13 km away. Hardwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.