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About Maheswaripur Village

Maheswaripur is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 75 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheswaripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheswaripur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 126.1 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 75
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
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 Maheswaripur compares

By the 2011 count Maheswaripur is the 298th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 126.1 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Maheswaripur

Maheswaripur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheswaripur 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 Machhbinda, Madhupur, Maharajpur and Mahasol. 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 Maheswaripur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheswaripur village had a population of 136. That makes it the 298th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Maheswaripur village has 75 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheswaripur has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Maheswaripur is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheswaripur covers 126.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maheswaripur falls under Salbani tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Maheswaripur 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 Maheswaripur.

Maheswaripur is in Salbani 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 Maheswaripur today is likely to be higher.

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