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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 539 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 241.14 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 539
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 241.14 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maheshpur from other places

Maheshpur lies about 16 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.2 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 Maheshpur
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.2 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 16 km
District headquarters Birbhum 16 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati I 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 Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 61st largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Maheshpur village has 539 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 241.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Takipur, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 16 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Nalhati I 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 Debagram (under 2 km), Kalitha (1.7 km) and Rameshwarpur (1.7 km).

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

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