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About Maheswara Village

Maheswara is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,539 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheswara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 2,966
Male Population 1,539
Female Population 1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Maheswara compares

By the 2011 count Maheswara is the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Maheswara

Maheswara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maheswara 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 Maheswara from other places

Maheswara lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 7.2 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 Maheswara
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 7.2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Maheswara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat I 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 Maheswara

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheswara village had a population of 2,966. That makes it the 27th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Maheswara village has 1,539 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheswara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Maheswara is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheswara covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maheswara falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Maheswara is Uttar Radhanagar, about 7.2 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 Maheswara.

Maheswara is about 17 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.

Maheswara is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 7.2 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekandarpur (under 2 km), Balarampur (under 2 km) and Rajballabhpur (1.7 km).

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

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