Skip to main content

About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 509 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732138, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732138
Area (hectares) 121.89 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 509
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 109th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 121.89 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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 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 13 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 9.9 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 Gazole 9.9 km
District headquarters Maldah 13 km
Nearest town Malda 32 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gazole 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 972. That makes it the 109th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Maheshpur village has 509 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 732138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 121.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Gazole, about 9.9 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 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 13 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 9.9 km away. Maldah is about 13 km away. Malda is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darapur (2.8 km), Raihopara (4.3 km) and Goalnagra (5.4 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.