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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Daspur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 429 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721146, 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 Daspur I
Pincode 721146
Area (hectares) 62.05 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 429
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents. Its 62.05 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

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. The nearest villages by name are Krshornagar, Kunjapur, Laoda and Machhgerya. 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 866. That makes it the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,299 residents.

Maheshpur village has 429 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 721146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 62.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Daspur 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Daspur 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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