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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a small village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 235 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.61 hectares hectares.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Area (hectares) 283.61 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 235
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 283.61 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Maharajpur

Maharajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharajpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila 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 429. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Maharajpur village has 235 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

Maharajpur covers 283.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharajpur falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sarila is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Kharka (under 2 km), Barahara (under 2 km) and Baroli Kharka (under 2 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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