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About Maharajpur Village

Maharajpur is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,666, made up of 1,347 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 268 hectares
Population 2,666
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Maharajpur compares

By the 2011 count Maharajpur is the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 268 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Maharajpur

Maharajpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Maharajpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 50 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bonidanga, about under 2 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 railway station Bonidanga under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 5.0 km
Nearest town Farakka 10 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 50 km

Villages closest to Maharajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 2,666. That makes it the 13th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Maharajpur village has 1,347 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Maharajpur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajpur covers 268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Maharajpur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maharajpur is Bonidanga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Maharajpur.

Maharajpur is about 50 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajpur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bonidanga is about under 2 km away. Barharwa is about 5.0 km away. Farakka is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goalpara (1.6 km), Mogalpara (1.6 km) and Harihara (1.6 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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