About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Rampurhat II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 194 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731233, 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	Rampurhat II
Pincode	731233
Area (hectares)	101.64 hectares
Population	376
Male Population	194
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 101.64 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 - 10 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	Rampurhat II	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 Rampurhat 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 Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 376. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Maheshpur village has 194 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 731233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 101.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Rampurhat II 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 - 10 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 Rampurhat II tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Rampurhat II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.