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About Maharipara Village

Maharipara is a mid sized village in Goreswar tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,865, made up of 924 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.69 hectares hectares.

Maharipara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharipara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Goreswar
Area (hectares) 254.69 hectares
Population 1,865
Male Population 924
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharipara compares

By the 2011 count Maharipara is the 32nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 254.69 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Maharipara

Maharipara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharipara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharipara from other places

Maharipara lies about 45 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Khoirabari, about 4.0 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 Maharipara
Nearest railway station Khoirabari 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Goreswar 15 km
Nearest town Rangia 30 km
District headquarters Baksa 45 km

Villages closest to Maharipara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharipara village had a population of 1,865. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Maharipara village has 924 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharipara has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Maharipara covers 254.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharipara falls under Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Maharipara is Khoirabari, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Maharipara.

Maharipara is about 45 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharipara is in Goreswar tehsil of Baksa district. Khoirabari is about 4.0 km away. Goreswar is about 15 km away. Rangia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalbari (9.0 km), Pachim Nao Kata (10 km) and Suagpur No 1 (13 km).

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

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