About Maharja Village

Maharja is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 229 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharja village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	423
Male Population	229
Female Population	194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	847
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharja compares

By the 2011 count Maharja is the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Maharja

Maharja is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Maharja as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kusha, Lesliganj, Lohra and Lotwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Maharja

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharja village had a population of 423. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Maharja village has 229 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharja has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Maharja is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharja covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharja falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Maharja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Maharja.

Maharja is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.