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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 486 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 71.25 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 486
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 71.25 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheshpur from other places

Maheshpur lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Durgapur, about 2.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Maheshpur
Nearest railway station Dakshin Durgapur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 5.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 931. That makes it the 101st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Maheshpur village has 486 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 71.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maheshpur falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Dakshin Durgapur, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshpur is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Durgapur is about 2.6 km away. Baruipur is about 5.4 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malayapur (under 2 km), Sonagachhi (under 2 km) and Bagdaha (1.7 km).

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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