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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 158 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731103, 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 Suri I
Pincode 731103
Area (hectares) 68.64 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 158
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 76th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 68.64 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Suri 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 Suri 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 328. That makes it the 76th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Maheshpur village has 158 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 731103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 68.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Suri 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.2 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Suri 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 Amgachhi (2.6 km), Banshjor (3.0 km) and Durgapur (3.1 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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