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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 635 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712413
Area (hectares) 92.92 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 635
Female Population 634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 76th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 92.92 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 20 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Rishra Railway Station, about under 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 Rishra Railway Station under 2 km
Nearest town Rishra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 20 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 1,269. That makes it the 76th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Maheshpur village has 635 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 92.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Rishra Railway Station, about under 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 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 20 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Rishra Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Rishra is about under 2 km away. Arambag is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mobarakpur (3.9 km), Sikil Mobarakpur (3.9 km) and Tala (6.7 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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