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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a mid sized village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 952 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 813.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 813.2 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 952
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 813.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Maharajpur

Maharajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharajpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 79 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 town Kawardha 8.1 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 23 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 79 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodla 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 1,880. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Maharajpur village has 952 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur covers 813.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharajpur falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Hathbandh, about 79 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 8.1 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Bodla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maharajpur Deeh (under 2 km), Daganiya (1.5 km) and Jitatola (1.7 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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