Map of Maheshtala, India

Maheshtala is a city in West Bengal, India, with a population of about 448,317. It lies at 22.5086°N, 88.2532°E, about 9 m above sea level. Maheshtala is about 1,298 km (807 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Budge Budge, 8 km to the west.

Maheshtala at a glance

Where is Maheshtala?

• The 7th largest city in West Bengal on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 45 min on the shortest day to 13 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Maheshtala

• Budge Budge — 8 km west
• Hāora — 10 km northeast
• Bankra — 11 km north
• Pujali — 12 km west
• Kolkata — 13 km northeast
• Bāli — 18 km northeast
• Rajpur Sonarpur — 20 km southeast
• Kāmārhāti — 22 km northeast
• Dam Dam — 22 km northeast
• Pānihāti — 24 km northeast

Largest cities in West Bengal

• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Hāora — 1,027,672
• Durgapur — 518,872
• Siliguri — 515,574
• Āsansol — 504,271
• Bhātpāra — 483,129
• Shyamnagar — 441,956
• Rajpur Sonarpur — 424,368
• Pānihāti — 378,705
• Kāmārhāti — 332,965

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.