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About Maharani Village

Maharani is a mid sized village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,879, made up of 933 males and 946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845415, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845415
Area (hectares) 197.3 hectares
Population 1,879
Male Population 933
Female Population 946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharani compares

By the 2011 count Maharani is the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 197.3 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Maharani

Maharani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Maharani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Maharani from other places

Maharani lies about 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Pipra, about 2.7 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 Maharani
Nearest railway station Pipra 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 9.2 km
Nearest town Chākia 9.2 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 25 km

Villages closest to Maharani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharani village had a population of 1,879. That makes it the 41st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Maharani village has 933 males and 946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharani has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Maharani is 845415. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharani covers 197.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharani falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharani is Pipra, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Maharani.

Maharani is about 25 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharani is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Pipra is about 2.7 km away. Chakia is about 9.2 km away. Chākia is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lokaha Belwa (under 2 km), Jagiraha Khurd (under 2 km) and Lokai Balwa (under 2 km).

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

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