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About Uttar Maheshpur Village

Uttar Maheshpur is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 468 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Maheshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Maheshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 117.44 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 468
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Uttar Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Maheshpur is the 116th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 117.44 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Uttar Maheshpur

Uttar Maheshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Uttar 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 Uttar Maheshpur from other places

Uttar Maheshpur lies about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 4.7 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 Uttar Maheshpur
Nearest railway station Dhachna 4.7 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 33 km

Villages closest to Uttar Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 Uttar Maheshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Maheshpur village had a population of 944. That makes it the 116th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Uttar Maheshpur village has 468 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Maheshpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Maheshpur is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Maheshpur covers 117.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Uttar Maheshpur falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Maheshpur is Dhachna, about 4.7 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 Uttar Maheshpur.

Uttar Maheshpur is about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uttar Maheshpur is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 4.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Itahar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasba (2.0 km), Bimalpara (2.8 km) and Bamnigaon (3.1 km).

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

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