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About Maheshwar Village

Maheshwar is a mid sized village in Dinhata I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 745 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736175, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Dinhata I
Pincode 736175
Area (hectares) 99.71 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 745
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshwar compares

By the 2011 count Maheshwar is the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents. Its 99.71 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Maheshwar

The census records public bus service for Maheshwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Konamukta, Konamuktarati Nandanpaya, Kuchni Dwitia Khanda and Kuthialerbus. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maheshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshwar village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 68th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,202 residents.

Maheshwar village has 745 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshwar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Maheshwar is 736175. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshwar covers 99.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshwar falls under Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maheshwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshwar.

Maheshwar is in Dinhata I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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