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About Mahespur Village

Mahespur is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 293 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahespur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahespur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 79.08 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 293
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
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 Mahespur compares

By the 2011 count Mahespur is the 96th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 79.08 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Mahespur

Mahespur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Mahespur 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 Kutubpur, Machhranka Nankar, Madhabasan 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 Mahespur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahespur village had a population of 579. That makes it the 96th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Mahespur village has 293 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahespur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Mahespur is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahespur covers 79.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahespur falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Mahespur 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 Mahespur.

Mahespur is in Potashpur 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 Mahespur today is likely to be higher.

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