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About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 507 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743395, 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 Mandirbazar
Pincode 743395
Area (hectares) 78.74 hectares
Population 970
Male Population 507
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 63rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 78.74 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 3.2 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.0 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 Mathurapur Road 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 3.2 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 3.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 5.5 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandirbazar 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 970. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Maheshpur village has 507 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 743395. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 78.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Mathurapur Road, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 3.2 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 Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.0 km away. Mandirbazar is about 3.2 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badedurgapur (under 2 km), Pukuria (under 2 km) and Maukhali (under 2 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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