Maheshpur is a village in the Maheshpur CD block in the Pakur subdivision of the Pakur district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Maheshpur
Village
Maheshpur is located in Jharkhand
Maheshpur
Maheshpur
Location in Jharkhand, India
Maheshpur is located in India
Maheshpur
Maheshpur
Maheshpur (India)
Coordinates: 24°28′33″N 87°45′42″E / 24.475833°N 87.761667°E / 24.475833; 87.761667
Country India 24.475833,87.761667
StateJharkhand
DistrictPakur
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,797
Languages (*For language details see Maheshpur block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
816106
Telephone/ STD code06423
Vehicle registrationJH 16
Lok Sabha constituencyRajmahal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMaheshpur
Websitepakur.nic.in

Geography edit

 
 
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Dewdanr
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Ganges
Sagarmpur
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Raghunandanpur
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Kumarpur
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Tin Pahar
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Patra
CT
Borio
CT
Berhait Santali
CT
Berhait Bazar
CT
Barharwa
CT
Sarauni
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Mahagama
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Rajmahal coalfield
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Moti Jharna
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Teliagarhi
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Bhognadih
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Pakur
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Sahebganj
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Rajmahal
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Godda
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Panchuara
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Pakuria
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Maheshpur
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Litipara
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Hiranpur
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Amrapara
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Udhwa
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Taljhari
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Ranga
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Radhanagar
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Pathna
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Mirzachauki
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Mandro
Damin Bazar
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Kotalpokhar
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Sunderpahari
R
Rajabhita
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Pathargama
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Parsa
R
Motia
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Mehrma
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Lalmatia
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Hanwara
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Dhamri
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Belbadda
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Basantrai
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Poraiyahat
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Bara Boarijore
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Cities, towns and locations in the Sahibganj, Godda and Pakur districts in Santhal Pargana Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location edit

Maheshpur is located at 24°28′37″N 87°45′42″E / 24.476833°N 87.761667°E / 24.476833; 87.761667.

Maheshpur has an area of 201 hectares (500 acres).[1]

Overview edit

The map shows a hilly area with the Rajmahal hills running from the bank of the Ganges in the extreme north to the south, beyond the area covered by the map into Dumka district. ‘Farakka’ is marked on the map and that is where Farakka Barrage is, just inside West Bengal. Rajmahal coalfield is shown in the map. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation.[2]

Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked and you can easily move on to another page of your choice. Enlarge the map to see what else is there – one gets railway links, many more road links and so on.

Demographics edit

According to the 2011 Census of India, Maheshpur had a total population of 5,797, of which 3,019 (52%) were males and 2,778 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 832. The total number of literate persons in Maheshpur was 3,790 (76.33% of the population over 6 years).[1]

Civic administration edit

Police station edit

Maheshpur police station serves Maheshpur CD block.[3]

CD block HQ edit

Headquarters of Maheshpur CD block is at Maheshpur village.[4]

Education edit

Maheshpur Raj High School is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1956. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII.[5]

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, at Silampur located nearby, is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 2009. It has facilities for teaching from class VII to class X. The school has a library with 1,248 books. It has 15 computers and a computer aided learning lab.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 25: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. ^ Roychoudhury, P.C. "Bihar District Gazetteers: Santhal Parganas". Chapter I: General. Secretariat Press, Patna, 1965. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  3. ^ "District Police Profile - Pakur". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Pakur, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Pakur on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ^ "High School Maheshpur (Raj)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Special Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (ST)". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 6 December 2020.