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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Dantan I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 668 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan I
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 280.94 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 668
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 280.94 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

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 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Kusturia, Lal Pur, Lalitapur and Madhu Baicha. 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 Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 36th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Maheshpur village has 668 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 280.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Dantan I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Maheshpur today is likely to be higher.

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