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About Maheswarpur Village

Maheswarpur is a mid sized village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 833 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743384, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheswarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheswarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743384
Area (hectares) 49.41 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 833
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Maheswarpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheswarpur is the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 49.41 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Maheswarpur

Maheswarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheswarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maheswarpur from other places

Maheswarpur lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 16 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 Maheswarpur
Nearest railway station Canning 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Budge Budge II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Maheswarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Budge Budge II 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 Maheswarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheswarpur village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Maheswarpur village has 833 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheswarpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Maheswarpur is 743384. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheswarpur covers 49.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheswarpur falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheswarpur is Canning, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Maheswarpur.

Maheswarpur is about 30 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.

Maheswarpur is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 16 km away. Budge Budge II is about 30 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naldari (21 km), Kalinagar (23 km) and Chandipur (24 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Maheswarpur today is likely to be higher.

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