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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 794 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721655, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721655
Area (hectares) 107.8 hectares
Population 1,514
Male Population 794
Female Population 720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 107.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kenda Mari Jalpai, Keshabpur, Khariberia and Madhabpur. 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 1,514. That makes it the 48th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Maheshpur village has 794 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 721655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 107.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba 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 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba 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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