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About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a large village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,727, made up of 1,424 males and 1,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 2,727
Male Population 1,424
Female Population 1,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Maharajganj

The census records public bus service for Maharajganj as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Maharajganj from other places

Maharajganj lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 5.8 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
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 6.1 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 6.1 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajganj village had a population of 2,727. That makes it the 30th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Maharajganj village has 1,424 males and 1,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Maharajganj covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharajganj falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Banmankhi Junction, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi Junction is about 5.8 km away. Banmankhi is about 6.1 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jianganj (2.5 km), Gangaili (2.9 km) and Jianganj Milik (3.8 km).

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

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