Skip to main content

About Maharaji Village

Maharaji is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 302 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493344, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaji village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493344
Area (hectares) 129.27 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 302
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharaji compares

By the 2011 count Maharaji is the 103rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 129.27 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Maharaji

Maharaji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Maharaji 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 Maharaji from other places

Maharaji lies about 104 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 50 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 Maharaji
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 16 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 43 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 50 km
District headquarters Raipur 104 km

Villages closest to Maharaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaji village had a population of 612. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Maharaji village has 302 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaji has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Maharaji is 493344. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharaji covers 129.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharaji falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maharaji is Janjgir Naila, about 50 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 Maharaji.

Maharaji is about 104 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharaji is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 16 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 43 km away. Janjgir Naila is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uparani (3.9 km), Mahkoni (4.0 km) and Daldali (5.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All