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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 182 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 73.96 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 182
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 125th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 73.96 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

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 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 Lauduha, Lekrakhanda, Loto and Madhupur. 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 365. That makes it the 125th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Maheshpur village has 182 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 73.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maheshpur falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya 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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