About Mahesha Village

Mahesha is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,204, made up of 634 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahesha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahesha village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar II
Pincode	731216
Area (hectares)	181.69 hectares
Population	1,204
Male Population	634
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahesha compares

By the 2011 count Mahesha is the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 181.69 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Mahesha

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

Mahesha lies about 8.2 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.5 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 Mahesha
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar II	8.2 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	8.2 km

Villages closest to Mahesha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Mahesha

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahesha village had a population of 1,204. That makes it the 30th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Mahesha village has 634 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahesha has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Mahesha is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahesha covers 181.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahesha falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mahesha is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.5 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 Mahesha.

Mahesha is about 8.2 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahesha is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Rampur Hat is about 4.3 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.5 km away. Mayureswar II is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.