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About Maheshwara Village

Maheshwara is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 700, made up of 388 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshwara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 121.62 hectares
Population 700
Male Population 388
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshwara compares

By the 2011 count Maheshwara is the 90th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 121.62 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Maheshwara

Maheshwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshwara as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Lalchandwala, Madabela, Madarpur and Maharajpur Kalan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maheshwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshwara village had a population of 700. That makes it the 90th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Maheshwara village has 388 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshwara has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

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

Maheshwara covers 121.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshwara falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Maheshwara notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Maheshwara.

Maheshwara is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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