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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is one of the larger villages in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,505, made up of 2,840 males and 2,665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 730 hectares
Population 5,505
Male Population 2,840
Female Population 2,665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Maharajpur

The census records public bus service for Maharajpur 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 Maharajpur from other places

Maharajpur lies about 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Ranipatra, about 8.3 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 Maharajpur
Nearest railway station Ranipatra 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 Maharajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajpur village had a population of 5,505. That makes it the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Maharajpur village has 2,840 males and 2,665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Maharajpur covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajpur falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Ranipatra, about 8.3 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 Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 12 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Ranipatra is about 8.3 km away. Purnia East is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoria (1.9 km), Mandarpur (2.3 km) and Phasia (2.3 km).

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

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