About Maheshpur Village

Maheshpur is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,181, made up of 1,108 males and 1,073 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Kaliaganj
Pincode	733129
Area (hectares)	210.69 hectares
Population	2,181
Male Population	1,108
Female Population	1,073
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshpur compares

By the 2011 count Maheshpur is the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 210.69 hectares work out to about 10 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 957.

Getting to Maheshpur

Maheshpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maheshpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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 Maheshpur
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	4.7 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	33 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliaganj	35 km

Villages closest to Maheshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliaganj 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 2,181. That makes it the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Maheshpur village has 1,108 males and 1,073 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshpur has about 968 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Maheshpur is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshpur covers 210.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maheshpur.

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.

Maheshpur is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 4.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 15 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.