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About Maharajganj Village

Maharajganj is a small village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 375, made up of 191 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maharajganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharajganj village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 375
Male Population 191
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Maharajganj compares

By the 2011 count Maharajganj is the 163rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Maharajganj

Maharajganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharajganj 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 Maharajganj from other places

Maharajganj lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Gobindpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 14 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 26 km

Villages closest to Maharajganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharajganj village had a population of 375. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Maharajganj village has 191 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharajganj has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Maharajganj is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maharajganj covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Maharajganj falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Maharajganj is Haludpukur, about 14 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 Maharajganj.

Maharajganj is about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharajganj is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gobindpur is about 6.9 km away. Haludpukur is about 14 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandu (under 2 km), Rajnagar (under 2 km) and Patakocha (under 2 km).

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

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