About Maharaja Village

Maharaja is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 675 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Maharaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaja village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Shahpur
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	1,397
Male Population	675
Female Population	722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharaja compares

By the 2011 count Maharaja is the 45th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Maharaja

Maharaja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharaja 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharaja from other places

Maharaja lies about 132 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 Maharaja
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	16 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	132 km

Villages closest to Maharaja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaja village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 45th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Maharaja village has 675 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaja has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Maharaja covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharaja falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharaja is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maharaja.

Maharaja is about 132 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharaja is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Shahpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.