About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a large village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,519, made up of 2,294 males and 2,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	497107
Area (hectares)	1133.09 hectares
Population	4,519
Male Population	2,294
Female Population	2,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 1133.09 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Maharajganj

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

Maharajganj lies about 74 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, 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 Maharajganj
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	50 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	62 km
District headquarters	Surguja	74 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

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

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Common questions about Maharajganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajganj village had a population of 4,519. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Maharajganj village has 2,294 males and 2,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Maharajganj is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajganj covers 1133.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharajganj falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Barwadih Junction, 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 Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 74 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 10 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 50 km away. Medininagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.