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About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is one of the larger villages in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,149, made up of 3,251 males and 2,898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244 hectares hectares.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 244 hectares
Population 6,149
Male Population 3,251
Female Population 2,898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 244 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Maharajganj

Maharajganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharajganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 40 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 2.3 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 Maharajganj
Nearest railway station Goldinganj 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 7.4 km
Nearest town Chāpra 7.4 km
District headquarters Saran 40 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 6,149. That makes it the 6th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Maharajganj village has 3,251 males and 2,898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Maharajganj covers 244 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Maharajganj falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Goldinganj, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 40 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 2.3 km away. Chapra is about 7.4 km away. Chāpra is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taufir Maharajganj (under 2 km), Dariyawganj (under 2 km) and Badalpura (under 2 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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