About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,156 males and 1,118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743383, 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	Patharpratima
Pincode	743383
Area (hectares)	340.6 hectares
Population	2,274
Male Population	1,156
Female Population	1,118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 340.6 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 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 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ukilerhat	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	33 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	34 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

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

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Common questions about Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshpur village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 65th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,156 males and 1,118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 967 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 743383. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 340.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Maheshpur is Ukilerhat, about 20 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maheshpur.

Maheshpur is about 33 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 Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 10 km away. Ukilerhat is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.