About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a small village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 235 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.4 hectares hectares.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	59.4 hectares
Population	437
Male Population	235
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the 54th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 59.4 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Maharajganj

Maharajganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharajganj 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 Maharajganj from other places

Maharajganj lies about 36 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sikariya Railway Station, about 5.2 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 Maharajganj
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sikariya Railway Station	5.2 km
Nearest town	Bela	11 km
District headquarters	Buxar	36 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajganj village had a population of 437. That makes it the 54th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Maharajganj village has 235 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Maharajganj covers 59.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajganj falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Sikariya Railway Station, about 5.2 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 Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 36 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 4.1 km away. Sikariya Railway Station is about 5.2 km away. Bela is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.