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About Moheshpur Village

Moheshpur is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 626 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moheshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722207
Area (hectares) 164.34 hectares
Population 1,204
Male Population 626
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Moheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Moheshpur is the 48th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 164.34 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Moheshpur

Moheshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Moheshpur 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Manik Bazar, Manush Mari, Mathurabati and Merashol. 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 Moheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Moheshpur village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 48th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Moheshpur village has 626 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moheshpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Moheshpur is 722207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moheshpur covers 164.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moheshpur falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Moheshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Moheshpur.

Moheshpur is in Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura 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 Moheshpur today is likely to be higher.

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