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About Maharaj Ganj Village

Maharaj Ganj is a mid sized village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 653 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.88 hectares hectares.

Maharaj Ganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaj Ganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Area (hectares) 6.88 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 653
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharaj Ganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharaj Ganj is the 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 6.88 hectares work out to about 185 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Maharaj Ganj

Maharaj Ganj 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 Maharaj Ganj 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 Maharaj Ganj from other places

Maharaj Ganj lies about 5.1 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Muktapur, about 4.1 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 Maharaj Ganj
Nearest railway station Muktapur 4.1 km
District headquarters Samastipur 5.1 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 10 km

Villages closest to Maharaj Ganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Warisnagar 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 Maharaj Ganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaj Ganj village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 49th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Maharaj Ganj village has 653 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaj Ganj has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Maharaj Ganj covers 6.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 185 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharaj Ganj falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharaj Ganj is Muktapur, about 4.1 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 Maharaj Ganj.

Maharaj Ganj is about 5.1 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharaj Ganj is in Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Muktapur is about 4.1 km away. Samastipur is about 5.1 km away. Samāstipur is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansa (under 2 km), Nagar Basti (under 2 km) and Dainiman (under 2 km).

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

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