About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,862, made up of 1,488 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741508, 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	Nadia
Tehsil	Chapra
Pincode	741508
Area (hectares)	523.05 hectares
Population	2,862
Male Population	1,488
Female Population	1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 40th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 523.05 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Lakshmipur, Madhabpur, Madhupur and Mahakala. 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.

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Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 2,862. That makes it the 40th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,488 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 741508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 523.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maheshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Chapra tehsil of Nadia 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.